Considered one of the Arab world’s most prestigious musical venues, the Royal Opera House Muscat brought its 2023/2024 season to a close with a two-day theatre performance of Scheherazade. The star of the show, however, was off-stage: veteran Lebanese choreographer Walid Aouni, who directed, choreographed, and designed the entire production. The colourful show, based on the legendary female protagonist of the Middle Eastern collection of fables One Thousand and One Nights, took place on May 23 and 24, featuring a dance production by the Egyptian Modern Theatre Dance Company of the Cairo Opera …