Anas el-Wugood
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Anas el-Wugood is an opera in Arabic
by the Egyptian composer Aziz El-Shawan
. It was written in 1970 but not premiered until 1995.
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".
Opera in Arabic
The history of opera in the Arabic speaking world is generally viewed to have started from the premiere of Verdi's Aida in Cairo at the Khedivial Opera House in 1871, though Verdi's opera was sung in Italian.-Western operas sung in Arabic:...
by the Egyptian composer Aziz El-Shawan
Aziz El-Shawan
Aziz El-Shawan was an Egyptian composer of classical music...
. It was written in 1970 but not premiered until 1995.
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".