The National Arabic Music Orchestra captivated a full house at the Damascus Opera House last night with a special concert ...

The Syrian National Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time since Bashar al-Assad's ouster, easing concerns for the future of the arts in the country's Islamist-led transition — Maher AL MOUNES ...

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 18 (UNHCR) - Acclaimed Iraqi oud (lute) player Naseer Shamma has raised more than USD 24,000 for UNHCR's Iraqi refugee programme with a concert at the Damascus Opera House to ...

Damascus opera house welcomes first concert since ouster of al-Assad ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two people were killed when mortar fire hit the grounds of the Damascus Opera House in the Syrian capital, state media said on Sunday. Government forces are also battling rebels in ...

To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical concert at the Damascus opera house since president Bashar al-Assad’s ...

Syria's national symphony orchestra takes to the stage for its first concert at Damascus opera house since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. After Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad on December 8, the orchestra ...