Orchestre de musique arabe de l’Opéra du Caire

The Orchestre de musique arabe de l’Opéra du Caire is an ensemble attached to the Cairo Opera House and devoted to the Arabic music repertoire. It brings together instruments such as violins, cellos, double bass, percussion, oud, ney and qanun.

Under the baton of Alaa Abdelsalam, it performs works associated with central figures of Egyptian song, among them Umm Kulthum. In 2025, it took this repertoire to the Philharmonie de Paris.