Cairo Opera Choir

Aldo Magnato

Born in Italy, he studied piano, organ, composition, choral and orchestral conducting, then worked at theatres in Palermo, Trapani, Mantova, Bologna, Cagliari, Venezia, and other Italian theatres.

His profession led him to Spain, Holland, USA, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, etc. Among other things, he worked as a repetiteur, prompter, stage music director and choir master. Since 1968 Aldo Magnato has been choir master of the Cairo Opera Company and pianist and repetiteur for the opera’s soloists.

For the Aida productions of Luxor and the pyramids he acted as principal conductor and choir master of all the participating choirs. At the 16th Citadel Festival of Music Singing he was honoured by the Higher Council of Culture and Farouk Hosni, the Egyptian Minister of Culture.