‘The Burning of Cairo Opera House’ Screening at the Office of the Hungarian Cultural Counselor in Cairo
Filmed shortly after the incineration of Cairo Opera House in 1971, Kamal Abdelaziz’s documentary features interviews with witnesses and individuals attached to the venue, including Magda Saleh, the former prima ballerina, and opera singers, Hassan Kami, Ratiba Hefny, Violet Makkar and Gregoire Partimaine.