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Despite COVID-19 crisis, Egypt’s prestigious Opera House holds Christmas events

The Egyptian Opera House organized Christmas celebrations with the participation of many musical groups, while taking into account precautionary measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
A general view shows the closing ceremony of the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) at the Opera House in Cairo on December 10, 2020. (Photo by Mahmoud KHALED / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD KHALED/AFP via Getty Images)

CAIRO — Fear has plagued the world during the holiday season amid the ever-escalating coronavirus pandemic and the rise in the number of deaths all over the world.

But for the first time in 20 years, the Cairo Opera House, a major cultural institution in Egypt, organized a series of Christmas events, with the participation of over 150 artists from numerous musical groups including the Cairo Opera Company, the Cairo Celebration Choir and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. The events started in mid-December and are expected to continue until early January. 

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