London’s West End to honour Dalida and Asmahan’s musical legacy

London’s West End to honour Dalida and Asmahan’s musical legacy

Musicals bringing the stories of two of the Arab world’s most renowned women musicians of the 20th century, Asmahan and Dalida, to life are coming to London’s West End. Asmahan: A New Musical Play will run on the 16th and 17th of June, while A Tribute to Dalida! will run from the 19th to 22nd of June, both at Sadler’s Wells’ Peacock Theatre. Asmahan, a Syrian actress and singer raised in Egypt, was known for her powerful voice and achingly beaut…