BEIRUT, July 6 (NNN-NNA) – The Baalbek International Festival’s committee, launched last night, an audience-free concert, in the temple of Bacchus, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Greater Lebanon.
The concert, named the Sound of Resilience, was broadcast on Lebanese and international TV channels, as well as, social media to be seen by all people across the world.
“We want to tell the world, Lebanon is keen on its cultural role, despite the dire economic situation and COVID-19 outbreak in the country,” Nayla de Freige, president of Baalbek International Festival, said.
De Freige said, this is the first concert broadcast live on television in the Arab region during the COVID-19 period.
Highlighting the significance of this artistic event, Lebanese Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, said, Baalbek is conveying a message that, “the dark and gloomy picture we see today, in our society, is only a temporary phase that will end.”– NNN-NNA
