- Title: QATAR: Spanish operatic tenor Placido Domingo performs in Qatar
- Date: 28th February 2008
- Summary: AUDIENCE CLAPPING HANDS MORE OF QATARI AUDIENCE STANDING AND CLAPPING HANDS
- Embargoed: 14th March 2008 12:00
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- Location: Qatar
- Country: Qatar
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
- Reuters ID: LVAD8QACTBHVY3NADIL0TYVVUAIC
- Story Text: The world-renowned Spanish tenor performed together with noted soprano Ailyn Perez, maestro Eugene Kohn and the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra.
"Having Domingo meeting people and performing at this special concert is a very special event for the pearl island. We promised people the pearl will be the center of fine living in Qatar. This includes fine music and culture, and opera is the finest kind of music in the world today" said Omar Alfardan a board member from the United Development Company (UDC), which organised the event with the Pearl-Qatar.
The silver-haired Spaniard, who gained international stardom as one of "The Three Tenors" with Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras, expressed his delight in being the first to perform at The Pearl-Qatar.
"The public react in such a positive enthusiastic way, and fortunately Iilyn and myself, we were feeling in good shape, with the orchestra, maestro Eugene Kohn, everything, it was a wonderful atmosphere. I think it works wonderful in this magic pearl, you know, it is beautiful and it is off course my first time in Qatar, I hope to come back", he said
"Today reconciliation between art and money occurred. It is impressive that Spanish art came to this unique island and sang for the glory of Grenada, and reconnected the region with Europe again" said Ghassan Tueni from Lebanon.
The United Development Company is trying to act as a catalyst for the ongoing emergence of Qatar as a major regional cultural centre. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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