Al Ain Classics
Thursday, 11th March
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg
David Afkham, conductor,
Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano
Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture
Tradition and youth - masterworks performed by today’s most distinguished young interpreters: Salzburg’s Mozarteum Orchestra will appear both in concert and in opera. Led by young and upcoming conductor David Afkham, the concert programme continues the birthday celebrations with Schumann’s piano concerto with young Palestine pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar. In the second half: Mozart’s uncomparable Jupiter Symphony.
Friday, 12th March
Mozart, La Finta Giardiniera
At the Municipality Theatre, Al Ain
Fully staged opera with Arabic subtitles
Story presented in Arabic
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor
Mozart’s opera „La Finta Giardiniera“ (The Pretended Girl Gardener) is produced by ADACH and an international opera production team featuring a cast of renowned Italian singers. Mozart composed the delightful opera buffa, an Italian comic opera, for the Carnival season in Munich. Sung in original Italian with Arabic subtitles, the story will be introduced in Arabic by famous Emirati actor Habib Ghuloom - in collaboration with KALIMA, the translation initiative of ADACH. A concept, that is fully accessible for local and expatriate music lovers.
Saturday, 13th March
Mozart, La Finta Giardiniera
At the Municipality Theatre