Minister Inaugurates First Opera Music Academy In Lahore
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 16, 2023 | 06:43 PM
Federal Minister for National Heritage & Culture Jamal Shah inaugurated country’s first Opera Music Star Saira Arts Academy (SAA), here on Saturday
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Dec, 2023) Federal Minister for National Heritage & Culture Jamal Shah inaugurated country’s first Opera Music Star Saira Arts Academy (SAA), here on Saturday.
He expressed his best wishes and prayers for fulfillment of Saira Arts Academy's vision, citing that music could address many of society's important issues.
Talking to the media, he highlighted the importance of Saira Arts Academy, saying it was very important to establish art institutions for the youth and the Saira’s academy was specially created for them. Establishment of the Saira Arts Academy was an initiative of Pakistan‘s first opera star Saira Peter, which would usher in a new era of music industry in the country.
Saira Peter told the media the Academy was the grassroots initiative of young people who wanted to create a secure, nourishing space for new artists, especially talented female singers, to develop their music skills.
She remarked that Lahore was a great city for art lovers, with a legacy of centuries of musical creation.
Director Saira Peter revealed that she had been approached by a large number of music aficionados, requesting her to open an academy to cater to students of opera and Western and Pakistani classical singing.
In his speech, Prof. Zafar Francis, founding chair of SAA's mother organisation, The Sarah Foundation, explained how music is both scientific and spiritual, especially Sufi music, which produces purity and peace. He said that the SAA's aims was to communicate Pakistani values to the whole world.
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