Romeo Raphael Lahoud ( ar, روميو روفايل لحود; 22 January 1931 – 22 November 2022) was a Lebanese theatre director, composer, and author.
Biography
After studying at the Saint Joseph School, Lahoud began his career in 1955 as an
impresario
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, in which he brought stars such as
Louis Armstrong,
Sacha Distel
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, and the to Lebanon. As a writer, set designer, producer, and director, he played a part in over 30 musicals which featured prominent figures in Lebanese theatre, such as
Sabah
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and
Salwa Al Katrib
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.
Lahoud studied theatrical directing in
Las Vegas
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and scenography at
La Scala in
Milan
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under professor Carlo Montecamozzo. He founded five theatres: Le Phoenicia, Le Martinez, L’Élysée, Le Romeo Lahoud, and L'Athénée. He also founded a folkloric troupe in Libya in 1967. He was the first Arab and Lebanese artist to perform at the
Olympia in
Paris
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and the Palais Royal des Beaux Arts in
Brussels
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.
Romeo Lahoud died on 22 November 2022, at the age of 91.
Works
*''Al Shallal'' (1963)
*''Mawal'' (1965)
*''Mijana'' (1966)
*''Ataba'' (1967)
*''Les nuits libanaises'' (1967)
*''La Citadelle'' (1968)
*''Faramane'' (1970)
*''Mahrajane'' (1971)
*''Phenicie 80'' (1971)
*''Awassef'' (1971)
*''Mine jaouz mine'' (1972)
*''Singof Singof'' (1974)
*''W Harab Chahine'' (1975)
*''Bint el Jabal'' (1977)
*''Amira Zmorrod'' (1978)
*''Ismak bi Albi'' (1978)
*''Oxygene'' (1979)
*''Yasmine'' (1980)
*''Namroud'' (1981)
*''Superstar'' (1981)
*''Hikayat Amal'' (1983)
*''Al Helm el Telett'' (1985)
*''Layali Zamane'' (1995)
*''Tariq El chams'' (2014)
*''Caricature'' (2016)
References
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1931 births
2022 deaths
Lebanese composers
Lebanese male writers
People from Amsheet