Amongst many of the awards and Doctorates he has received, He has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the United States as well as the titles of Commandant of the Legion of Honor in France and Honorary Knight of the British Empire. He has also received honorary doctorates from Oxford University and New York University for his lifelong commitment and contribution to music and the arts.

Since he was sixteen years old, he has never stopped working, and the more he studies, travels and performs, the more fulfilled he feels. Plácido Domingo was born with an unusually flexible voice, and he learned to use it properly. He has been blessed with very good health and stamina, which has allowed him to be on the go all the time. The greatest pleasure for him has always been, and still is, to make use of these gifts and advantages to give pleasure to others.

Tickets: 300,000LL, 225,000LL, 187500LL, 150,000LL, 112,500LL, 75,000LL, 37,500LL

A Lebanese musical play entirely live. It is interpreted by Assi el Hallani, Antoine Kerbaje, Carmen Lebbos, Carine Ramia, Nabil Abou Mrad, Ghassan Attieh, Joseph Assaf, Boutros Farah, Khaled el Sayed, Hala el Murr, Sabeh Baaklini, Alain Aye, the music is played by an orchestra of 45 musicians conducted by Maestro Harout Fazlian and the choir of the Antonine Fathers University under the direction of father Toufik Maatouk will complete this ensemble with the participation of an elite of singers, actors and dancers.

All the sets are designed by Rami Sabbagh. The dances are choreographed by Francois Rahme. The costumes design and execution are signed by Faten Mechref from the Caracalla Research Center.

This musical play, which takes place during the conflicts between Saladin and Richard the Lion Heart, highlights the impact of the conflicts that have always existed between East and West and its effect on Lebanon as well as on the region.

The intrigue is an integral part of the piece that has a leading character who is a contemporary writer who decided to continue to write his piece as a musical play titled "From the days of Saladin". He then penetrates his own creation to convince his own characters to negotiate and conclude a final peace between East and West, at the Gates of the City of Peace instead of the historic yet limited truce that resulted between Saladin and Richard the Lion Heart in 1192.

This musical play includes elaborate scenes and songs with a folkloric oriental music without ever forgetting the framework of events; modern audio-visual and lighting effects done by a highly qualified technician team complete this masterpiece. The result that evolves in a piece produced today is fast-paced and quite audacious.

Concert starts at 8:30pm
Doors open at 7pm
You can start queuing in front of the gate as early as you want, however camping on the premises will not be tolerated

Standing tickets 75 000 LBP / Seated tickets: 150 000 LBP, 105 000 LBP, 60 000 LBP

Please note that, for security reasons, people with seated tickets CANNOT go to the standing area. There will be no exceptions!

Tickets are sold at Virgin Ticketing Box Office: Downtown Beirut, ABC Achrafieh, City Mall Dora, Dar el-Shimal Tripoli, Faqra Club, Saida (Al Ittihad Bookshop), Byblos Venue and Damasquino Mall -Damascus.

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Transportation from Beirut: Allô Taxi
Bus roundtrip tickets at 12 000 LBP available at Virgin Megastore
For taxi services call 1213

http://www.byblosfestival.org/Scorpions/index.html

Place: Byblos International Festival

Date: 6-7 July 2011

Time: 8:30 P.M

Concert starts at 8:30pm

Doors open at 7pm

Standing tickets 75 000 LBP / Seated tickets: 150 000 LBP, 105 000 LBP, 60 000 LBP

Please note that, for security reasons, people with seated tickets CANNOT go to the standing area. There will be no exceptions!

Tickets are sold at Virgin Ticketing Box Office: Downtown Beirut, ABC Achrafieh, City Mall Dora, Dar el-Shimal Tripoli, Faqra Club, Saida (Al Ittihad Bookshop), Byblos Venue and Damasquino Mall – Damascus.

http://www.ticketingboxoffice.com/intro.asp?src=Moby

Transportation from Beirut: Allô Taxi

Bus roundtrip tickets at 12 000 LBP available at Virgin Megastore

For taxi services call 1213

http://www.byblosfestival.org/Moby/index.html

Place: Byblos International Festival

Date: 5 July 2011

Time: 8:30 P.M

Dear friends, With the beginning of every summer, we gather at Byblos, this ancient city that has given its name to the Holy Bible, educated mankind, proclaimed civilization and spread alphabet and knowledge in the whole world.

The new play we will be presenting this season at the opening of Byblos International festival is inspired by the most renowned novel in the world: "Don Quixote" by Cervantes: a Literary wonder that achieved international fame just like the "Iliad" by Homer, the "Divine Comedy" by Dante, "Faust" by Goethe, and "Romeo and Juliet" By Shakespeare. And if we wanted to sum up this novel with one word, it would be "Sarcasm", as it is the most sarcastic and satirical novel in western literature. Yet, stories that make people laugh make them weep too.

Why " Don Quixote" ? … And why today? Because it is the time to dream, and what is a dream but a representation of truth and reality. "Don Quixote" or "Don Assaad Quixote" as he is named in the play, tried to sow dreams of change in the minds and spirits of his people; but he came up against a sad and ugly truth: some societies do not desire to change, and latch onto their diseases, hungering for corruption and following their leaders' whims.

"Don Quixote" is a play that verges on dreams and fantasy, and that is presented with a revolutionary vision. We set off from our environment, our country, and our reality to travel through a story that sheds light on corruption and injustice through an errant knight in love with his imaginary Dulcinea, whom he reverts back to purity after society had corrupted her.

And here is the shameful equation: who is the victim and who is the oppressor, the people or the rulers? At times, they are both partners in crime. We have taken the essence of the story and presented it in a play, which we introduced to you the general guidelines, leaving the details and dramatic an comic incidents for the performance. With a new vision in direction, great production, dramatic script and lyrics, and dazzling composition and performance, this play will come to life with a high tech mobile décor, futuristic costumes, captivating choreography, and elite artists.

The concept and music are signed by Oussama Rahbani, the book and lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, the direction by Marwan Rahbani, and the production by Byblos International Festival and Oussama Rahbani. We hope "Don Quixote" will be a new and innovative version of the novel that has taught generation after generation, The first generation met "Don Quixote" with laughter. The second met it with a smile. The third met it with tears. We hope that our people meet it with a pinch of conscience, to change the inhuman and unjust situations prevailing in our modern society.