Kuwaiti Opera Singer April 5, 2008
Posted by jewaira in Kuwait, Life, Links, Music, Women.10 comments
AMANI: More famous in Egypt than in her own country Kuwait
Amani Saud Al-Hajji is the first recognized female Kuwaiti opera singer. She teaches at the Higher Institute for Music Arts where she also earned her degree.
I saw an interview with her today on the Al-Watan TV (Banat w Bass program) and she also performed a couple of arias which were quite impressive. I had not realized that there was an interest in operatic performances here in Kuwait.
I came across an interview with her in Circle Mag where she lamented the lack of local media attention to her talent (and other Kuwaiti opera singers). She has given several performances (1999 charity performance for the benefit of cancer patients and for the changeover of MTC logo to ZAIN recently) but she and her colleagues perform annually with the Egyptian Opera. Otherwise, there seems to be no local appreciation or recognition of opera in Kuwait.
I know that many people would love the chance to attend musical performances in Kuwait and I wish Amani and her fellow opera singers at the Institute the best of luck in the future.
