Aoun Maarouf, a Syrian voice roaming the world opera

Damascus (ST): It is no longer strange to hear of Syrian names in various specializations that have emerged from the source of their creativity to the world, such as the operatic voice that represented Syria in international cultural forums Aoun Maarouf.

His resonant voice echoed as the tones flowed from his throat as if it was a rare musical instrument that the audience enjoys when listening to it.

Maarouf’s voice, who graduated from the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus in 2018, with a specialization in classical singing, belongs to the tenor class, which is called the miracle because it is the highest class that masculine voices can perform in the art of operatic singing and combines strength and flexibility.

This layer in his voice enabled Maarouf to perform the most important classical operatic pieces, which helped him to mix music, texts and kinetic overtones within an integrated theatrical environment.

Returning to the beginning of his artistic career, which he started at the Higher Institute of Music, he was an example of an ambitious student, as he studied in the class of opera singer Fadi Attia and supported his talent in several workshops with the Belgian-Syrian soprano Sumaya Hallaq and other opera singers, the last of which was with the French tenor Stephanie Sanchiel.

He also participated, accompanied by the institute choir and the chamber choir, in their concerts for several years on the opera house stage, most notably his main role in the opera of the theater director of the composer Mozart and opera performances (such as selected opera segments from several operas) presented by the National Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Misak Baghboudrian.

His participation outside Syria was in 2015 within the Festival of Classical Music in Algiers and the Constantine Festival, the Capital of Culture, and in 2019 he represented Syria at the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to participate in the Festival of Asian Civilizations held in the capital, Beijing.

K.Q.