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Salome live from New York at Souq Madinat tonight

Doors open tonight to the live high definition transmission of the opera 'Salome' at Madinat Theatre in the Souq Madinat Jumeirah.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 23:53 October 10, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: Metropolitan Opera
  • Richard Strauss's acclaimed opera 'Salome', which will be broadcast live from the New York Metropolitan Opera House to the Madinat Theatre tonight.

Dubai: Doors open tonight to the live high definition transmission of the opera 'Salome' at Madinat Theatre in the Souq Madinat Jumeirah.

The transmission of the live performance by the New York Metropolitan Opera is one in the series of 10 critically acclaimed operas to be shown in the Middle East for the first time.

Richard Attias, CEO of Dubai Event Management Corporation, said: "We are looking forward to the live transmissions and we are very positive about the outcome as it is based on cutting-edge broadcast technologies that will interest our audience immensely and will contribute to the culture in Dubai and the region."

Tickets are being sold at the Madinat Jumeirah box office and through the following link: www.madinattheatre.com

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