Balleto Del Sud to stage for the first time in Egypt

CAIRO – 3 February 2018: The Cairo Opera House will host the Balleto Del Sud who will perform “Sleeping Beauty” for three days from Thursday February 6-8, according to a Cairo Opera House press Release. The performance comes under the guise of the new chairman of the opera house, Magdy Saber.

Balleto Del Sud have worked alongside the Italian Ministry of Culture and Heritage since 1999. Over the years they have built a great reputation because of their consistently successful performances and talented team. They have also organized and participated in many activities and artistic projects including a theater school, which aims to train 3000 students annually.



Balleto Del Sud crew - Cairo Opera House

Their vision is focused on presenting their traditional arts all over the world, from the Alps to the Pyramids. They also aim to create a dialogue between civilizations and an exchange of cultures between Mediterranean countries and rest of Europe.

“Sleeping Beauty” is one of the most famous classical works that revolves around a little princess who a wicked witch manages to kill at the age of sixteen through an enchanted sewing needle. Despite the precautions of her father, the king, the trick succeeds and the girl dies immediately. However, some fairies transform her death into a long sleep, which lasts until the young prince defeats the witch and saves her.




Balleto Del Sud crew - Cairo Opera House

It is noteworthy that the ballet version of the sleeping beauty tale was introduced for the first time in 1890 at the Maranskie Theater in St. Petersburg and is one of the most important works of Tchaikovsky Ballet.




Balleto Del Sud crew - Cairo Opera House