Medhat Saleh opens 34th Arab Music Festival in Alexandria before sold-out crowd

Medhat Saleh performed the opening night of the 34th Arab Music Festival at the Alexandria Opera House before a sold-out audience Thursday.

• Saleh performed at the Sayed Darwish Theatre with the orchestra led by pianist and arranger Amr Selim.
• His set mixed Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez classics with his own hits including "Al-Milionaires" and "Lahza Tarikhiya."
• The edition comprises 24 concerts featuring 91 artists, plus a scientific conference running October 21–24, 2026, with 35 researchers from 15 countries.
• Saleh will close the festival at Cairo's Grand Theatre on October 30.