Anas el-Wugood
Anas el-Wugood is an opera in Arabic by the Egyptian composer Aziz El-Shawan. It was written in 1970 but not premiered until 1994.[1][2] The premiere of the opera took place at the replaced Khedivial Opera House, funded by the Japanese government as part of a newly constructed National Cultural Centre in Zamalek.[3]
The plot is based on a character from the Arabian Nights, Uns el Wujud "Delight of the World," who was beloved by the fair Zahar el-Waard "Flower of the Rose".[4]
Roles
[edit]- Nabila Erian (Uns el Wujud) [5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sherifa Zuhur Images of enchantment: visual and performing arts of the Middle East p132 1998 "... whose influence is apparent in El-Shawan' s music through the colorful orchestration and use of the melodic line. ... He has also written the first Egyptian opera, Anas al-Wogood, which had its premiere in 1995, thirty years after ..."
- ^ marthabirnbaum (2022-01-19). "A Man, An Opera, and an Opera House: Aida at the Pyramids". CCE. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ Elnozahy, Mariam (2022-06-20). "Opera's Role in Egypt's New Capital City". Frieze. No. 228. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ Egypt: descriptive, historical and picturesque: 2 Georg Ebers 1884 "natives call it Anas el-Wugood, and Anas el-Wugood was beloved by the fair Zahar el- Ward (Flower of the Rose). ... The castle here meant is the Temple of Isis ; and in the story of Anas el-Wugood it is related that the young hero of ..."
- ^ "4 Great Egyptian Opera Singers You Should Know About". Arab America. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2023-05-14.