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

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, in which he brought stars such as

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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

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and Salwa Al Katrib. Lahoud studied theatrical directing in

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and scenography at

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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

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and the Palais Royal des Beaux Arts in

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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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