Under The patronage of HRH Princess Muna al Hussein: The biggest show yet Opera Aida! It’s Amman Opera Fundraiser this year for Gaza’s orphaned children and medical doctors training through the reputable Palestine International Institute.

For its 5th anniversary presents the world famous opera, Aida at Amman Academy theatre starring Zeina Barhoum as Aida from Jordan, Riccardo Gatto as Radames, Agostino Subacchi as the King of Egypt and Luca Gallo as Ramfis from Italy, Cristina del Barrio as Amneris from Spain, Pedro Carillo as Amonasro from Venezuela, Jordanian Sopranos Talia Ghosheh and Sara Barakat, tenors Abdallah Karout, Graziano Issa, Hakim Hawi and many other international artists.

Accompanied by The AOF International Choir and Orchestra conducted by Claudio Morbo and directed by Fabio Bounocore.

The fundraiser will be in collaboration with the Palestine International Institute towards the following programs:

1- Scholarships for the specialisation of medical doctors in Jordanian hospitals, governmental and private, to meet the urgent medical needs of our people in Gaza strip.

2- A programme towards supporting orphaned children from Gaza strip.

Furthermore, an initiative operated by AOF will be featured, of an ongoing project in collaboration with the Palestine International Institute, focused on fundraising for the shelter of displaced Gazans led by engineer Hassan Atieh.

There will also be an auction in collaboration with Izmirian Jewelry featuring a design by Zeina Barhoum especially for the event and SEP the brand founded by Roberta Ventura who work at large in supporting Palestinian women from various refugee camps in Jordan.

Amman Opera Festival will be employing refugees to join the team of tailors for the Opera Costumes in collaboration with UNRWA. AOF shop will also feature items with the same former collaborations featuring designs by Zeina Barhoum and SEP where a design by upcoming designer Samar Fatayirji will also be showcased. Proceeds will also be donated towards the aforementioned programs with PII.

On the 2nd, 4th and 5th of August 2024 at 8 PM. Tickets are now available at our booth at Cozmo 7th circle and online at www.ammanoperafestival.net. Call 0799822446 for more info.

Special thanks to Darwazeh Foundation, The Crown Prince Foundation, IGI , official carrier Royal Jordanian, The Greater Amman Municipality, Jett Busses, Zalatimo Sweets, Izmirian Jewelry, SEP, Franck Provost، Beat and Mood FM and Palestine International Institute. See you in solidarity at the fundraiser’s red carpet!

Zeina Barhoum, Founder of the Festival’s vision for AOF is creating solid grounds for a new but growing and sustainable Opera culture in Jordan. Moreover, the aim of the festival is to include the local community, create impact on a cultural and educational level as well as bridge cultures through the universal language, music.

AOF’s educational programme, “An Eye on Music in Education”, which this year will be carried out through a workshop open for students in collaboration with Amman Academy and University of Jordan, and will be conducted as an eye opener on the importance of cultural education, theatre and the history of opera, assisting in turn in discovering new talent in the country interested in carrying out a career in the field as well as providing a platform for vocational opportunities for singers and individuals interested in pursuing a career in the performing arts and the world of opera.

Furthermore, AOF is activating it’s humanitarian collaboration this year through the festival’s founder, Zeina Barhoum, with the UNRWA, where tailors from the refugee local community, will be hired to assist the costume manager in preparing the costumes for the show for the big cast of the opera.

Amman Opera Festival after its launch in 2017 showcasing the opera La Traviata at the Roman Theatre Downtown Amman and marking its presence as the first opera festival in the Arab World, celebrated 3 other milestones in 3 different theatres in our beloved capital, Amman. Amman’s stages including the Cultural Palace, embraced La Boheme in 2018, Barber of Seville in 2019 and La Traviata introducing the festival’s renaissance post covid, in 2022 at AA Theatre.

An award winning theatre that has been built to acoustically accommodate a full opera performance without the necessity of amplification making it the perfect home for Opera productions and the first functioning opera house in the country. We are therefore looking forward to yet another milestone at AA Theatre and to adorning it’s stage with the largest Opera fundraiser in town featuring the world famous Opera Aida for the first time in the kingdom, celebrating our 5th anniversary, on the 2nd, 4th and 5th of August 2024.

Tickets are available on www.ammanoperafestival.net and at Cozmo 7th circle. You can call +962799822446 for more info.
You are welcome to arrive early at 6 30 PM where several surprises and announcements would be awaiting you in the theatre’s piazza and foyer. Theatre doors open at 7 30 and show starts at 8 PM.

About the Founder, Zeina Barhoum

Zeina Barhoum is a Grand Prix award winning Opera singer. In 2017, she founded Amman Opera Festival, the first Opera focused festival in the Arab World under the Patronage of HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein.

She performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and venues including the Kensington Palace, The Hofburg Palace, Cadogan Hall, The UNESCO Paris, The Rimini Opera and Campidoglio in Italy, Austria, the UK, France, Ukraine, China, Jordan, UAE and Lebanon with renowned artists, including Italian Baritone and tutor Walter Alberti, Roberto Alagna who is the acclaimed successor of Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli.

The UNRWA organized a fundraising musical project that was launched with the release of a song titled “United As One” involving Palestinian refugees in Jordan, where Zeina was chosen as the Arab singer to co-compose and co-write the song with a group of acclaimed and international artists in 2020.

She represented Jordan amongst 6 continents in World Opera Day on the 25th of October 2020 in collaboration with Opera for Peace and UNESCO and represented Jordan as well in the classical music and pop genres in the Sound of the Xity Festival with over 30 countries organised by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

She launched the Alcantara album series with the message of Bridging Cultures through music in a variety of languages and will be releasing her first full pop album under a different moniker. Soon to release her short musical film titled Petra, in Petra which was once the capital of the Kingdom of Nabatea. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site”

About the Theatre, Amman Academy Theatre

The AA Theatre is the first acoustically functional opera house, concert hall and multi-purpose theatre in Jordan. This multi-dimensional theatre offers a vibrant space where artists, performers, and innovators can collaborate and develop. The splendor of the theatre hints at baroque-era theatres with its burgundy and bronze tones complemented by a contemporary design.

The theatre has already won the 2022 Innavation Award for Leisure and Entertainment.
The technical aspects of the project were spearheaded and installed by theatre systems integrators International New Technical Est. (INTE).

With its exceptional design, intelligent audio, visual systems, 12 motorized heads, a comprehensive rigging system, 20 sqm LED screen, 250 lighting fixtures and built-in orchestra pit for 30 musicians, the AA Theatre is an adaptable, world-class space that will immerse audiences and captivate minds across the country. It is the curtain call we have all been waiting for.

Let’s talk more about the AA Theatre

The vision of the AA Theatre is to serve its students and the country through drama, music, and
the arts. It was a gift from Munzer Fahoum, the founder of Amman Academy.

The national and international performances that will take place for all to enjoy will further expand the cultural scene in the country, making it a key patron of the arts and culture in Jordan.