Stefan Pop for the first time in Cairo Opera House

CAIRO – 15 September 2017: The famous Romanian operatic tenor Stefan Pop will perform for the first time in Egypt in Cairo Opera House on Thursday, September 21 at 8 p.m.

The head of Cairo Opera House, Enas Abdel-Dayem, has succeeded in signing the Romanian international tenor, who is visiting Egypt for the first time as part of his tour around the world. He will perform alongside the Cairo Opera Orchestra under the supervision of its artistic director, Iman Mustafa, at the launching ceremony of the 2017-2018 season.

“I strongly yearn to meet the Egyptian audience. Cairo Opera House is my gate to Africa,’’ said Pop. He expressed his happiness to be in Egypt, which he had been seeking to visit for a long time, stressing that he will begin his career in the continent through the Golden Gate of Art — the Cairo Opera House — stressing that despite his connections in most countries of the world, he is eager to perform in Egypt.

Pop, considered one of the students of the great Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, was born in 1987 in Bistrita city in Romania. He is one of the world's most famous opera singers. Pop has successfully toured world continents and played major roles in most of the world's opera houses. He started his career with the violin machine for 12 years until graduating from the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy. He performed many performances in the most prestigious theaters in the world, including Hungary, Greece, Italy, Korea, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, China, Oman, Russia and others.

Pop was awarded a group of prizes. He won two of the most important international sound competitions on two different continents, the first one hosted by the La Scala Theater in Milan (Italy) and the sixth International Music Competition in Seoul, Korea. Pop participated with the world's leading opera singers in huge performances. He appeared for the first time in cinema in 2010 through film Teatro Verdi. Pop is a world-renowned artist, known for his accurate and expressive performance.