Cultural cooperation between Egypt and China has been fruitful in recent years, Chairman of the Cairo Opera House Magdy Saber recently said.
"China is one of the most important and largest countries that we deal with in the Opera House, through exchanging cultures, troupes, and expertise," said Saber, adding that the Cairo Opera House has close cooperation with the China Cultural Center in Cairo.
Saber made the remarks as Egypt and China are celebrating this year the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Egypt-China cultural cooperation continued despite the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, referring to a number of joint online performances held on different occasions.
The Cairo Opera House hosted in February a joint online concert displaying performances of Egyptian and Chinese music and art academies to celebrate the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year.
In May 2020, Egyptian and Chinese musicians staged a virtual performance of the Triumphal March from the world-famous opera Aida. A month later, Egyptian and Chinese orchestras held a joint online concert to mark the 64th anniversary of the establishment of China-Egypt diplomatic relations.