Cairo Opera Ballet company performed Le Corsaire Ballet to the Main Hall

14 October 2026

The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, under the artistic direction of Ermenia Kamel, presented the celebrated ballet Le Corsaire, marking its return to the stage after a nine-years. Accompanied by the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Mohamed Saad Basha, the production was staged in four performances at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, October 14, 15, 16, and 18, at the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House.

The ballet features music by, Léo Delibes, Adolphe Adam, and Riccardo Drigo, with choreography by Marius Petipa, Vladimir Vladimirov, and the late Dr. Abdel Moneim Kamel.

It is worth noting that Le Corsaire is one of the most distinguished works in the repertoire of the Cairo Opera Ballet Company. Renowned for its fusion of Oriental atmosphere and the elegance of Western classical ballet, it is also one of the most celebrated works in the international ballet repertoire.

The ballet has been staged in several versions, the most famous of which is Marius Petipa’s 1899 version, which served as the principal inspiration for the production choreographed by the late Dr. Abdel Moneim Kamel.