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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Italian court frees city councillor arrested in Milan property probe
MILAN, - A Milan court freed a city councillor and two other local figures who had been placed under house arrest for alleged fast-tracking of planning permits, as part of investigations that have led to a construction freeze in Italy's financial capital. Italian court frees city councillor arrested in Milan property probe According to a closed-door ruling issued late on Thursday and reviewed by Reuters, an appeals court commuted the three arrests to one-year bans on professional activity and in dealing with government offices. Giancarlo Tancredi, a member of the Milan city council, resigned from his post after the prosecutor's office filed requests for his arrest on July 16. His lawyer did not reply to a request from Reuters for comment about the latest court decision. Tancredi and five others involved in the alleged scandal had been arrested on July 31. They all are still under investigation and deny any wrongdoing. The appeals court previously released on August 12 two other suspects in the investigation, a builder and an architect, without imposing any other restrictive measures. The court is expected on August 20 to examine the appeal of the sixth suspect, the head of real estate firm Coima, who is currently under house arrest. Coima, one of Italy's biggest developers, issued a statement "taking note" of the measure against its founder Manfredi Catella, and said that, in response, the powers of other board members had been expanded to ensure business continuity. The Milan property market began booming in 2015, when the Expo international exhibition helped to transform the city into a hot spot for developers from Italy and abroad. But complaints from local residents objecting to a sharp increase in multi-storey buildings triggered investigations into alleged abuses in the fast-tracking of building permits, stalling construction activity. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
The Independent
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Style and substance combine in mesmerising historical drama The Leopard
It's impossible to overstate the impact that fiction can have on the mythology of a nation. What would our understanding of British history look like, were it not for the record Shakespeare left of our late medieval kings? How would we think of the French Revolution without Victor Hugo's Les Misérables or the American Civil War without Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage? These works record history, but they also shape it – and that role is played, in the great unified nation of Italy, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa 's 1958 novel The Leopard, which arrives on our screens this week as a lavish Netflix miniseries. Italy, in the second half of the 19th century, is on the brink of binding together its disparate nations, under the stewardship of General Garibaldi. Sicily, the island being kicked by the boot of the peninsula, has long been its own master, and is governed, internally, by its aristocracy, not least Don Fabrizio (Kim Rossi Stuart), Prince of Salina, known to all as The Leopard. But his standing in Palermo is unsettled by the arrival of Garibaldi's 'red shirts', not least when his feckless but beloved nephew Tancredi (Saul Nanni) enlists with the rebels. As Sicily falls under the spell of the nationalists, undertaking a project known as the Risorgimento, from the Italian for 'resurgence', the way of life long enjoyed by the Salina dynasty is threatened. This is the grand question of The Leopard and one that is well suited to our times. At moments of great change, should we adapt and accept our new station, or fight for the world we have always known? The novel's author was himself a Prince of Lampedusa whose own bloodline had declined under the Risorgimento, and his own peerage, established in the 1660s, would survive only a few years after his death. 'Sicily is no longer just an island', Tancredi tells the Leopard's lovestruck daughter Concetta (Benedetta Porcaroli), 'but part of a nation.' Of course, as with all great, sweeping historical novels – from War and Peace to Gone with the Wind – The Leopard also finds time for romance amidst the violence. Tancredi eschews the wide-eyed Concetta in favour of Angelica, the glamorous daughter of a village mayor, played by Monica Bellucci's daughter, Deva Cassel. For all the variety of its international library, it's rare for Netflix to put so much faith (and money) into a non-English language series, but having triumphed recently with shows like Squid Game and Lupin, it is the turn of Italian to receive the streamer's euros. And the show is beautifully made: the locations and costumes are sumptuous, the attention to period detail immaculate. This is a period drama on a scale rarely seen on TV, more akin to the expenditure on The Crown than terrestrial dramas like Wolf Hall or The Gilded Age. That's perhaps why they handed the directorial reins to Tom Shankland (who had previously adapted Les Mis for the Beeb) and writing duties to Richard Warlow (creator of the corporation's Ripper Street). If Sicily itself is a fusion of cultures – having been occupied, at times, by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Spanish and more – then so is The Leopard. It seems Netflix understands that the show shares many of its themes with Downton Abbey, which has often been compared to Lampedusa's novel. Broiling class anxiety ('He wants to crush us and sweep us into the sea!' a Salina child exclaims) is mixed with sexual repression (here, aided by a healthy dollop of Catholic guilt. 'How can I settle for a woman who, after every single embrace, has to recite an Ave Maria?'), The Leopard laments. It is pleasant, if familiar, not least because the book has already been adapted for an acclaimed 1963 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale. The poignancy of that film was slightly undermined by a confusing melange of dubbing – here, Netflix's technology allows viewers to seamlessly amble between native Italian, English and other options, from Hindi to Ukrainian. Buried beneath the love triangle and the mountains of granita (for breakfast?!), The Leopard is a simple story about a man, stood on a rock in the sea, watching the tides change around him. 'We were the family of great leopards,' the Prince eulogises. 'Those who replace us are jackals, hyenas. Everything will be different, but worse.' As testaments to the flux of history go, The Leopard manages to be beautiful, engaging and suitably elegiac.
New York Times
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in March
Every month, Netflix adds movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our picks for some of March's most promising new titles for subscribers in the United States. (Note: Streaming services occasionally change schedules without giving notice. For more recommendations on what to stream, sign up for our Watching newsletter here.) 'The Leopard' Starts streaming: March 5 Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's posthumously published 1958 novel, 'The Leopard,' is a rich reflection on the mid-19th century unification of Italy and how it affected the aristocrats who were reluctant to concede their land to the people. The book was adapted into a 1963 Luchino Visconti film, widely considered one of the best movies in cinematic history. Now it has been adapted again into a six-part mini-series. Kim Rossi Stuart plays Don Fabrizio Corbera, who is clinging to his prestige even as his ambitious, pragmatic nephew, Tancredi (Saul Nanni), sides with the revolutionaries. Like the novel, the series compares the larger sweep of history with the characters' personal desires, including the question of who Tancredi will marry: Don Fabrizio's daughter Concetta (Benedetta Porcaroli) or the more politically connected Angelica (Deva Cassel). 'Chaos: The Manson Murders' Starts streaming: March 7 The latest documentary from Errol Morris ('The Thin Blue Line,' 'The Fog of War') is partly a collaboration with the journalist Tom O'Neill, who spent decades investigating the crimes of the hippie guru Charles Manson and his 'family' of followers. O'Neill turned his research into the 2019 book 'Chaos: Charles Manson, the C.I.A., and the Secret History of the Sixties,' contending that the typical framing of the Manson Family's murders — as would-be revolutionary acts by an evil counterculture cult — does not line up with evidence that suggests a criminal conspiracy involving gangsters and the government. Morris anchors his film with an extended interview between himself and O'Neill, intercut with clips from old news reports about Manson and his disciples. Like a lot of Morris's work, 'Chaos' examines the myths society supports and how the official versions of some stories break down under scrutiny. 'Adolescence' Starts streaming: March 13 In this opening minutes of this British mini-series, a teenage boy, Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), is arrested on suspicion of murdering a classmate. Stephen Graham (who also wrote all four episodes of 'Adolescence' with Jack Thorne) plays Jamie's father, Eddie, who is named the boy's 'appropriate adult,' and watches helplessly as his son is swabbed, stripped, searched and questioned. Each episode of this procedural mystery takes place in real time and plays out entirely in one shot — an approach that the director Philip Barantini used previously in the 2021 film 'Boiling Point,' starring Graham. The format may seem gimmicky, but the creative team does not treat it that way. Instead it focuses on the granular details of the arrest and its aftermath, shifting between the perspectives of the police, the suspect and the suspect's family, all of whom are wondering not only what happened to the victim but also why. 'The Electric State' Starts streaming: March 14 In Simon Stalenhag's 2018 illustrated novel, 'The Electric State,' a teenage girl and her robot companion explore a drought-ravaged, decaying version of 1990s America, where the country has been divided into militarized zones and society has come to distrust the giant machines they used to rely on. In the Netflix movie adaptation — directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay by their 'Avengers: Endgame' collaborators Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely — Millie Bobby Brown plays the girl, Michelle, who thinks her robot friend may know something about her long-lost brother. Chris Pratt plays Keats, an ex-soldier turned smuggler, who travels with Michelle and tries to keep her safe. 'The Residence' Season 1 Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
BBC News
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The Leopard to The Studio: 10 of the best TV shows to watch this March
From a lavish historical epic set in Sicily to a satire of Hollywood studios starring Seth Rogan, and the acclaimed final instalment of British Tudor drama Wolf Hall. Daredevil: Born Again It's right there in the title – you can't keep a Marvel hero down. Or off the screen. After three seasons originally made for Netflix (running from 2015 to 2018), the new Disney+ series brings back the familiar cast of heroes, villains and everything in between. Charlie Cox is Matt Murdoch, aka Daredevil, the blind attorney with superhuman senses that he had once used to fight crime at night, before giving it up at the end of season three. Vincent D'Onofrio is Wilson Fisk, the former mob boss known as Kingpin, now the mayor. "Why did you stop being a vigilante?" Fisk asks Murdoch over a friendly cup of coffee at a diner. No matter. That hiatus won't last much longer, as the punching, kicking and mask-wearing action begins. Jon Bernthal is Frank Castle, or Punisher, a brutal vigilante who, unlike Daredevil, never gave it a second thought. Daredevil: Born Again premieres 4 March in the US and 5 March in the UK on Disney+. The Leopard Luchino Visconti's 1963 classic film, The Leopard, is still one of the most opulent, romantic, political-historical epics of all time, with Burt Lancaster as the Prince of Salina, head of a fading aristocratic family, and Alain Delon as his revolutionary nephew, Tancredi. Both are caught between the past and the future in 1860s Sicily during the upheaval that unified Italy into one country. Netflix has adapted Giuseppe di Lampedusa's novel, the basis for the film, into this lavish six-part series, cast largely with Italian actors and shot in locations throughout Sicily. Kim Rossi Stuart plays the Prince, the leopard of the title, clinging to his old ways. Saul Nanni is Tancredi, whose love affair with Angelica (Deva Cassel) forms the romantic centre of the story, even while revolutionaries storm the streets and Tancredi has to choose his own path, with his uncle or with a new order. The Leopard premieres 5 March on Netflix internationally Everybody's Live with John Mulaney In his consistently droll voice, John Mulaney has leap-frogged through genres, from a series of priceless stand-up specials to appearing in – and writing – instant-classic Saturday Night Live sketches like Lobster Diner, and last year's John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA, a series of six live talk-show episodes presented over consecutive nights. At once sending up and using the tropes of an old-time talk show, Everybody's in LA was such a critical and popular hit that Mulaney returns with this 12-episode series, each show live once a week. Everybody's Live promises a similar meta/retro mix as the last run, which had some amazing, funny guests – David Letterman and Bill Hader on the same episode, a surprise appearance by Will Ferrell – viewer call-ins, and offbeat topics like coyotes in Los Angeles. Richard Kind returns in the role of announcer/sidekick, along with Saymo the delivery robot, in a show that is both goofy and satirical. Everybody's Live with John Mulaney premieres 12 March on Netflix internationally Adolescence Stephen Graham is everything everywhere all at once these days (no bad thing). He plays a Victorian-era boxer in A Thousand Blows, which just premiered, and is both star and co-creator with Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) of this psychological drama which has an unsettling theme. Graham plays Ed Miller, whose 13-year-old son, Jamie, is accused of murdering a girl who went to his school. Ashley Waters (Top Boy) plays a detective investigating the murder, and Erin Doherty (the crime boss in A Thousand Blows) is the psychologist assigned to treat Jamie. Each of the four episodes is shot in one continuous take, playing out in real time, which might add to the tension. The real test will be how effective that strategy is. Adolescence is directed by Philip Barantini, who made the one-shot approach so effective in the 2021 film Boiling Point (which, need we add, stars Stephen Graham). Adolescence premieres 13 March on Netflix internationally Long Bright River In this drama that mixes elements of the police procedural with a family story of addiction, Amanda Seyfried plays Mickey Fitzgerald, a beat cop in Philadelphia assigned to the neighbourhood where she grew up, a place ravaged by the opioid crisis. When several women are serially murdered, she suspects the case might lead her to her sister, Kacey (Ashleigh Cummings), an addict and sex worker who has disappeared. The show weaves between past and present, with flashbacks to the sisters' fraught relationship and divergent paths, as Mickey deals with life as a single mother and with her increasing obsession with finding Kacey. The show has a lot to live up to. It is based on a bestselling novel by Liz Moore, who cowrote the series with its showrunner, Nikki Toscano. NPR called the book one of the Best of 2020, and if that's not enough, Barack Obama put it on his list of favourite books of the year. Long Bright River premieres 13 March on Peacock Dope Thief Ridley Scott directed the first episode of this crime series, which becomes more than the typical drugs-and-criminals thriller thanks to its lead actors. Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, If Beale Street Could Talk) and Wagner Moura (Civil War) play old friends in Philadelphia with a small-time scam. Posing as agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency, they pretend to raid drug houses while really searching for cash to steal. By the end of episode one, they have targeted the wrong meth lab, and are on the run from both real government agents and the dealers whose business they literally blew up in an explosion. Henry and Moura bring unusual sympathy to the characters as the show combines the tension of their life-or-death danger with the stories of the people they care about and try to protect. Henry's character is especially affecting in his love for the stepmother who raised him (Kate Mulgrew). Peter Craig, a co-writer of The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick, created the series, which has a gritty texture that recalls The Wire. Dope Thief premieres 14 March on Apple TV+ internationally Good American Family Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass star as Kristine and Michael Barnett in a series inspired by a tabloid-ready real-life case. The Barnetts adopt a seven-year-old Ukrainian orphan named Natalia Grace (Imogen Faith Reid), who has a rare form of dwarfism, and whose first adopted family has returned her. The trailer hints at a good deal of heightened drama, as Kristine begins to suspect that they do not know the truth about their child's age. "Michael, I don't think she's a little girl," she says, a suspicion that eventually takes the couple all the way to court. Dule Hill plays a detective investigating the tangle of accusations and fears, and it is tangled. The actual events, which began in 2010, are so unusual and the saga so ongoing that it has already inspired three seasons of a documentary series on the Investigation Discovery Channel. Good American Family premieres 19 March on Hulu in the US and 7 May on Disney+ in the UK The Residence Netflix is calling this murder mystery from Shonda Rhimes's production company a "screwball whodunit," with Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, a brilliant detective investigating a murder in the White House during a state dinner. With a comic tone and a cast of 157 suspects, it's Upstairs Downstairs at the White House with a corpse, as Cupp questions everyone from the assistant usher (Susan Kelechi Watson) and the pastry chef (Bronson Pinchot) to the president's mother-in-law (Jane Curtain) and oldest friend (Ken Marino). Randall Park plays an FBI agent who investigates with Cordelia, and as the trailer reveals, Giancarlo Esposito plays the murder victim, who had the important job of chief usher and was not popular with his staff. The show was created by Paul William Davies, a writer on Rhimes's White House-set series Scandal, who has gone for a very different tone here. His goal for the show was to "Keep it FUN," he told Netflix. "I want people to be entertained, I want them to laugh." The Residence arrives in a very different political landscape to the one in which it was created, and it will be interesting to see whether finding laughter in the White House now lands as escapist entertainment or tone-deafness. The Residence premieres 20 March on Netflix internationally Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Viewers in the US have had to wait four months to see the series the Guardian called "utter TV magic" when it premiered on the BBC last November, but here it is. The second instalment of Wolf Hall, it is based on the last of Hilary Mantel's trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, the savvy but doomed advisor to Henry VIII. Just as Mantel set the standard for historical novels, the first Wolf Hall series, adapted from the first two books, did the same for smart, beautifully made historical TV dramas. Nine years later, the ensemble that put that first part together is back, on screen and off, with Mark Rylance as Cromwell, Damian Lewis as Henry and Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey. The series was adapted by Peter Straughn, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for Conclave (he's good at writing men in robes) and directed by Peter Kosminsky. The story picks up in 1536, the blood still fresh from Anne Boleyn's head rolling, and although history tells us how badly it all ends, watching the court intrigue unfold here in such ravishing detail is exhilarating. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light premieres 23 March on PBS in the US The Studio Hollywood studios are an irresistible target of satire, from Robert Altman's 1992 gem The Player to Armando Iannucci's recent series The Franchise. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the co-creators of this series, have now made them the subject of a very funny romp, overflowing with cameos from real-life actors and directors. Rogan plays Matt Remick, a production executive who longs to greenlight art films. That's an unlikely goal after he is promoted to head of Continental Studios, with the mandate to make commercial hits. One project his corporate bosses insist on: a film based on Kool-Aid. If a product-inspired movie worked for Barbie, why not a soft drink? The first episode includes cameos from Martin Scorsese and Steve Buscemi. Paul Dano, Olivia Wilde, Charlize Theron, Anthony Mackie and many others play outsized versions of themselves. And the casting of the regular characters is inspired. Ike Barniholtz plays Matt's second-in-command and best friend, Catherine O'Hara is the mentor whose job Matt took, and Kathryn Hahn the studio's brash head of publicity. The Studio premieres 26 March on Apple TV+ internationally -- For more Culture stories from the BBC, follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.
Al-Ahram Weekly
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Italian duo flutist Euridice Pezzotta, guitarist Matteo Chiodini will give a concert at the Arab Music Institute - Music and dance - Al-Ahram Weekly
Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Sun 16, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage ensemble performs classical Arab songs. Tues 18, 7pm (Free entry): A concert features Italian duo Euridice Pezzotta (flute) and Matteo Chiodini (guitar). The programme, titled "Italian Dialogue" is entirely dedicated to works by Italian composers who significantly contributed to the technical and musical development of the repertoire for flute and guitar. The first part of the concert is influenced by opera, and the second inspired by 20th-century music. The concert opens with Rossini's Tancredi overture, transcribed by Ferdinando Carulli, followed by a piece by Mercadante: a variation on the duet between Don Giovanni and Zerlina from Mozart's opera, characterized by virtuosity and lyricism. Giuliani's sonata, cherished for its four movements, reflects the Viennese style of the time with influences from Beethoven, Haydn, and Paganini. The second half explores a period when opera declined in favor of instrumental music. Capriccio Diabolico pays homage to Paganini with its virtuosic and contrasting elements, while Margola's Sonata, with its ancient sonorities and neoclassical charm, evokes Russian composers such as Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The programme concludes with Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Sonatina op. 205, a piece rich in contrasts, clearly influenced by the cinematic innovations of its time. Thurs 20, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre honors the memory of late singer and composer Mohamed Fawzy performing a number of his best songs. Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865 Every Sunday, 8pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Every Friday, 8pm: 'Alaragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel' (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Main Hall Thurs 13, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music ensemble features singer Marwa Nagui in a Valentine's Day concert. Fri 14, 8pm: The National Arab Music ensemble gives a Valentine's Day concert. Sat 15 and Sun 16, 8pm: Tango After Dark concert. Small Hall Thurs 13, 8pm: A singing recital by soprano Amira Selim. Fri 14, 8pm: Harp recital by Amira Hammed. Sat 15, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 16, 7pm: The Talents Development Centre concert. Thurs 20 and Fri 21, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company, directed by Hazem Roushdy and featuring pianist Greig Martin, performs Menotti's comic opera The Telephone and a Valentine's Day gala. Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Tel 02 2514 7475 Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music (Performances every Sat and Wed, 7.30pm). Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Thurs 13, 8pm: Aaz Al-Nas (the dearest people) troupe, conducted by maestro Mohamed Saudi, performs classical Arab songs honoring music icons such as Mohamed Ali Suleiman, Mounir El-Wesseimy and the name of the late Mohamed Roushdy. Fri 14, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre in a Valentine's Day concert. Thurs 20, 8pm: El-Enshad El-Dini troupe performs religious chants. Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878 Every Tuesday, 8-10pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band. Every Wednesday, 8-10pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah. Rawabet Art Space 5 Hussien Pasha El-Meaamar St. ext. of Mahmoud Bassiouny St,Maarouf, Qasr El Nil, Downtown Sat 15, 8pm: Koala Sandwich is a unique podcast hosted by comedians Jimmy, Farouk, and Islam Mahrous El-Kadwani. The podcast revolves around improvisation, music, sketches, and deep topics. Wed 19, 8.30pm: Zobida Beyond the Horizon musical production, is created and performed by a workshop, where the script and lyrics, musical composition, and artistic vision were collectively developed by participants. Room Art Space & Café 10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159 Thurs 13, 8pm: Brazilian music performed by Rio band. Fri 14, 8pm: Blue Valentine Tues 18, 8pm: Karaoke night. The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo Thurs 13 and Thurs 20, 8pm: Karaoke night. Sat 15, 8pm: Comedy Stuff (Valentine 's edition) a stand-up comedy show. Mon 17, 8pm: Casino Badi3a concert is a new Oriental branch where you are taken through a time machine to sing and dance in early folkloric Egyptian 20s. Musicians: Michael Emad (Oud), AKA (Nay), Moody, Kenesh, Abdel-Rahman Abo Hadima, and Ahmed Mosaad (Percussion), with singers: Mariam Salem, and Rehab Khattab. Tues 18, 8pm: Silk N' Smoke's live concert, The Cigarettes After Sex tribute in Egypt. Wed 19 and Thurs 20, 8pm: Karaoke night. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 River Hall Thurs 13, 7pm: Super star singer Simon. Fri 14, 7pm: Tablet El Sitt band. Sat 15, 8pm: A concert of singing by Wael El-Fashny. Sun 16, 8pm: Radio band. Mon 17, 8pm: Nostalgic music performed by Hewarat (discussions) band. Tues 18, 8pm (standing): Neon Tapes band. Wed 19, 8pm (standing): The Hues band. Thurs 20, 8pm: Andromida, the Egyptian Pink Floyd tribute project. Wisdom Hall Thurs 13, 7.30pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre presents a Valentine's Day concert. Fri 14, 7pm: A concert of singing features Reem Ezz Eldin and her band. Sat 15, 8pm: Zikr and religious chanting by Abu Shaar Brothers troupe. Sun 16, 8pm: Nava Youth annual Valentine Concert. Theatro Arkan Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt Thurs 13, 8pm: Crowd Gigs by Mohamed Helmy - Valentine's Edition 2nd Show. Fri 14, 8pm: Superstar singer Medhat Saleh presents a Valentine's Day concert. ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Fri 14, 8pm: Alexandria Opera String Orchestra, conducted by maestro Mahmoud Bayoumi, features musician Hany Shenouda. Sat 15, 8pm: Alexandria Company for Arab music and Singing celebrates the Valentine's Day. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Port Said St, Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall Sun 16, 8pm: A concert features pianist Mohamed Fouad and violinist Ahmed Mounib and the Orchestra. * A version of this article appears in print in the 13 February, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly Short link:
