Dubai's Firdaus Orchestra to perform live online festive show - in pictures
Members of the Firdaus Orchestra with mentor AR Rahman after they won the WOW Asia Award. All photos: Firdaus Orchestra
Well-known pop singer Filipino Katarina Velarde practices with Dubai's Firdaus orchestra at Expo City Dubai. She will sing a Filipino Christmas classic Pasko Na Sinta Ko that tells of love and heartbreak.
Solange Merdinian, American-Argentinian opera singer rehearses with the Firdaus Orchestra conducted by Monica Woodman.
The all-woman orchestra will have a live online broadcast on December 22
The live performance is named the Firdaus Holiday Experience
It will feature ballads, classical and operatic pieces
Firdaus is Dubai's first all-woman orchestra
The orchestra also performed several live concerts during Expo 2020 Dubai
A musician practices with the orchestra at the Firdaus Studio in Expo City Dubai.
The orchestra has released a number of musical tracks digitally
It has also worked with award-winning veteran Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja
Next year, concerts will include A Tribute to AR Rahman’s Film Scores and three shows during International Women’s Week in March
