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The year 2024 marked a very special year for the community choir which is, “Muscat Singers”. After 50 years of highs and lows - literally and metaphorically - their Golden Jubilee Concert in The...

Photos by Khalid al BusaidiA new and innovative challenge took place recently at the Royal Opera House, House of Musical Arts, in conjunction with Salle Gaveau. On stage were a Steinway grand piano,...

Back in the main Royal Opera House Muscat, the auditorium was prepared for one of the biggest collaborations of the season. Set Designer, Rudy Sabounghi transformed the stage into a huge cinematic...

One thing was certain about the forthcoming production of La Fille du Régiment, judging by Saturday’s Lunchtime Recital in the Opera Galleria: it will be hilarious.Not simply an opéra-comique in...

Photos Khalid al BusaidiLast week, the multi-musician, composer and arranger, Anthony Strong, graced the stage at the Royal Opera House of Musical Arts to packed houses. Along with the extraordinary...

Photos by Khalid al Busaidi.The Education Team at the Royal Opera House Muscat has been making a huge effort to reach out to young people in the community this season to encourage and nurture a deep...

The Muscat Singers Choir is celebrating a massive half-century of music-making this year.In October 1974, a dozen enthusiastic amateur singers met in the drawing room of the British Embassy Residence....

The Military Music: Oman and the World 2024 Tattoo in the marbled Maidan of the Royal Opera House Muscat bore witness to the tremendously hard work and dedication of His Majesty’s Armed Forces, in...

Fado – the traditional Portuguese singing style – defies definition; it is purely and uniquely fado. So it was a huge privilege to attend the sold-out performance of ‘Mais Que Fado’ with...

On Wednesday and Thursday evenings last week, the Royal Opera House of Musical Arts presented Nishat Khan, the internationally acclaimed Sitar virtuoso, performing two stunning and near sell-out...

Photo by Sourena SalemiThe flailing Ras Al Hamra Amateur Drama Society in Qurum has been revived with a handful of farces set in Muscat, thanks to the inspired imagination of Nasser...

The Palmera Botanical Garden in Saad, Boushar, could be considered a city farm, a petting zoo, or a small creature exhibition, but whatever its name, it remains a hidden gem among Oman’s...

Photos by Khalid Al-BusaidiTeatro Carlo Felice Di Genova, in collaboration with the Royal Opera House Muscat, presented two spectacular performances of Benjamin Britten’s 1960 Opera based on...

On Monday evening last week, the Dutch-born, 30-year-old Korean pianist, Gile Bae, gave a one-hour recital as part of the Absolute Music series at the Royal Opera House of Musical Arts — her second...

This was Arab Jazz Rock at its most contemporary, most compelling, and forward-looking. This was where Arabic Oud tradition meets western influences with technology, and the result was hypnotic fusion...

Two quartets in last Friday evening's performance at The Royal Opera House of Musical Arts added up to an orchestra in texture and harmony. The “Costa Rica Virtuoso Guitars” (CGCR) proved to be...

The Muscat weather did not favour Friday’s outdoor Folk Festival in the ROHMA Maidan Al Bahri, so when it was postponed to Saturday evening, the public arrived in droves with bated breath and full...

The parameters of jazz are very broad, and the Kenny Garrett performance at the Royal Opera House of Musical Arts this weekend may have surprised some, and put some classical jazz aficionados out of...