British girl Emily Ling, 12, won first place in the "from home to theater" competition, while Emirati Fatima Al Hashimi won second place, after a competition with 12 participants chosen from 800, to compete in the final stage, within the competition organized by " Dubai Opera "through its social media platforms last April. And Emily will get the opportunity to present his private show for 20 minutes before one of the international shows that will be presented on the "Dubai Opera", while Al Hashemi will get the opportunity to present a one-hour special on the stage itself.
The talent that emerged the day before yesterday was distinguished by its being highly professional, its diversity between playing the piano and singing in both Arabic and English, as well as the diversity of nationalities that reflects the spirit of Dubai and its cultural diversity. He reached the final stage, Maan Hamadeh, Emily Ling, Joe Quwaik, Fatima Al Hashemi, Vivimus, Danny Aridi, Johan, Carmen Takhmeh J, Madeleine, Rand Faramawi, and Amr Mansi. The jury that supervised the competition consisted of the artist Fayez Al-Saeed, Amira Fouad, Mayssa Maghribi and Noureddine Al-Youssef, in addition to the participation of the musical composer Guy Manoukian through a modern application from Beirut.
The competition between the participants spread over a period of about five hours, whereby each participant was allowed to present his technical paragraph, whether playing or singing, in addition to answering the jury's questions or listening to their opinions for a quarter of an hour. Commenting on her victory in second place, Emirati Fatima Al Hashemi told Al-Emarat Al-Youm: “I was very happy to win a lot. It was an honor for me to be on this stage, and in this competition, especially in these difficult circumstances, and I am very happy that I will return to presenting a special show on a board.” Dubai Opera. She pointed out that she expected to win to the extent of 50%, knowing that the competition was strong, especially since the participants have very strong and prominent talents. ”She emphasized that presenting a special show on the" Dubai Opera "meant a lot to her, because she is still at the beginning of her career, and this The step is important in order to lead it to other offers on a global level.
For her part, Emily Ling, who started learning piano and guitar from a young age, pointed out that she plays the piano next to the guitar as well, and it is difficult for her to choose a instrument from the two, but she chose to present a song on the piano because she carries a fun message, noting that she is practicing a lot to play during the day , It plays in the morning and hour in the evening. She indicated that she did not expect to win at all, but the victory carries a distinctive impact on her, especially since the participants were carrying high talents, as she did not believe at first she was chosen from 12 out of 800 participants. She noted that she will start preparing well for the presentation she will perform on the "Dubai Opera" because it will be a special opportunity, and she must use it properly.
Fayez Al-Saeed assured to "Emirates Today" that the talents that participated were distinguished by up to 90%, knowing that they were more inclined to Western singing than the Arab, praising the talents and what she carries a passion for music and managed to perform. He pointed out that the competition is very important in these current circumstances, as it comes to confirm the continuity of life and the victory of art with all that is positive. As for the difficulty of choosing, he stressed that it was not easy to choose the winning name, because the competition was very strong, but the result was fair and there was unanimity from all members of the jury.
Amira Fouad, a member of the jury and pianist, pointed out that the arbitration criteria were subject to many scientific matters, but there are three basic matters on which they were judged, namely, the technical side, presence on stage, talent and charisma, in addition to choosing the song that was presented. She pointed out that the talents that advanced were distinguished, and the choice was very difficult for us in the jury because the levels are close between the participants.
The musical author Noureddine Al-Youssef pointed out that the power of talent was shocking, because during the search for talent we usually see a talent that needs development, but during the competition the talents were ready to present performances on the stage, wishing the continuity of the competition in the coming years, to be in a manner Bigger and gets much media coverage. Noting that he was not very cruel to the participants in this version, and that he could have made some observations, but he wanted his comments to be light in the first version, explaining that the opera culture is still missing in the Arab world, and there are rules for the opera that must be observed.
Technical malfunction
The Lebanese Danny Aridi received a note from the jury, especially that during the performance the sound was interrupted due to a technical malfunction, but he continued to present his show without stopping and without caring about the malfunction. Aridi said about this incident: "Such things happen on the stage, for on stage the show must be completed and it should not stop and leave the music." He noted that he participated in the competition because it is a beautiful and special opportunity for him as he performed shows in other places, explaining that he seemed to play guitar from the age of 15 years, and he learned on his own through YouTube, considering that it is easy to learn music on his own in this era, especially with Passion.