Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation
 The Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation organises regular concerts featuring the world’s top opera singers and classical music performers, which are usually staged at the Cultural Foundation Auditorium or at the Emirates Palace Auditorium. Top tenor Jose Carreras, the Russian Chamber Orchestra, the Cairo Opera Arabic Classical Orchestra and violinist Claudia Zobras were among those who performed in the 2007 Abu Dhabi Classical Music Festival. Naseer Shama, one of the Arab world’s most famous oud (a traditional stringed instrument) players, has also staged a concert at the Grand Auditorium of the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation.
Hence, any visitor who hopes to watch anyone of these renowned performers stand a good chance of realizing their dream by visiting the schedule of shows and other relevant information on the ADMAF website.
In terms of venues, the Cultural Foundation is located opposite the new Emirates Telecommunications Company (Etisalat) Building - with its landmark gigantic golf ball at the top of the building - on Sheikh Zayed 1st St. Emirates Palace, on the other hand, is located near the ADNOC Complex near the Breakwater. Most taxi drivers are highly familiar with these landmarks. Allow extra time to get to these venues, as traffic may sometimes become unpredictable.
ADMAF
Tel: +971 2 677 8432
Fax: +971 2 671 1422
E-mail: admfauh@emirates.net.ae
Performing Arts Centre (Saadiyat Island) Abu Dhabi’s own West End will come alive in 2011, once the 270-hectare cultural district in Saadiyat Island is completed. The proposed Performing Arts Centre is a 62–metre high building with five theatres which include a music hall, concert hall, opera house, drama theatre and a flexible theatre with a combined capacity of 6,300. The centre will be housed in the same domicile as the much anticipated Guggenheim Museum, which is due for completion also in 2011.
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