Artist-in-Residence Amir ElSaffar presents Ruins أطلال: A Maqam Opera in Arabic

Name: Artist-in-Residence Amir ElSaffar presents Ruins أطلال: A Maqam Opera in Arabic
Start: 2026-09-24T23:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-25T03:30:00+00:00
Location: National Sawdust

Thursday, September 24

National Sawdust
80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY

Composer and trumpeter Amir ElSaffar presents “Ruins أطلال,” a maqam opera in Arabic, as National Sawdust's Artist-in-Residence. The work brings Arabic-language performance and maqam musical traditions into an operatic setting, offering an ambitious evening of live music and theatrical storytelling.

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