Saudi Arabia set to debut world’s largest grand Arabic opera

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Theater and Performing Arts Commission has announced the production of the first grand opera show, called “Zarqa Al-Yamama”.

It is considered to be the world’s largest grand Arabic opera, with its performances starting in the capital, Riyadh, in April and running until mid-May.

The production will be supervised by Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, who also serves as the chairman of the commission’s board of directors.