Opera in Arabic in the United Arab Emirates, Polish opera director Ryszard Peryt directed Egyptian musicologist Aly Sadek's translation of Mozart's "Don Giovanni," as performed by soloists, the choir of the Université Antonine, Baabda, Lebanon, and the Warsaw Philharmonic's Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Zbigniew Graca. The project planned to present other Mozart opera in the Arabic language, e.g. "The Marriage of Figaro" and "The Magic Flute" and record on the Opera in Arabic label. The first opera in Arabic may be that of the Lebanese composer Wadih Sabra, whose opera "The Two Kings" to a libretto by Father Marun Ghusn, was premiered in
The Cowboy's Flute The Cowboy's Flute The Cowboy's Flute (Chinese: 牧笛, Mu Di) is a Chinese animated short film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as The Cowherd's Flute and The Buffalo Boy and his Flute. The film does not contain any dialogues, allowing it to be watched by any culture. The animation is essentially Chinese painting in motion, with a heavy emphasis on the flute melody. The story is about a young cow herding boy with an extraordinary flute playing ability, who is accompanied by his faithful water buffalo. The boy