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Lebanese composer Romeo Lahoud passes away aged 92

The author-composer created dozens of shows, presented at prestigious festivals around the world.

Lebanese composer Romeo Lahoud passes away aged 92

Lebanese author-composer and musical director Romeo Lahoud. (Credit: NNA)

Often described as the "king of folklore," a title he refuted, Lebanese author, composer and musical director Romeo Lahoud, died Tuesday morning at the age of 92, according to the state-run National News Agency.

"It is rather the heritage that I have always defended," the composer told L'Orient-Le Jour in 2014, in response to his grandiose title. 

Lahoud was a native of Amchit, near Jbeil.

Lahoud was behind dozens of musical theater shows that were presented in prestigious festivals around the world, including Baalbeck, Jarash (Jordan) and Jbeil (which he had contributed to creating in 1997), as well as at the Imperial Opera in Tehran, at L'Olympia in Paris and the Palais Royal des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

He enjoyed a long career, crowned with recognition and awards, which he put on hold before returning to the stage in 2014 with Tariq al-Chams, a show he had promised to his late wife he would produce. The show was primarily targeted at the younger generation. 


Often described as the "king of folklore," a title he refuted, Lebanese author, composer and musical director Romeo Lahoud, died Tuesday morning at the age of 92, according to the state-run National News Agency."It is rather the heritage that I have always defended," the composer told L'Orient-Le Jour in 2014, in response to his grandiose title. Lahoud was a native of Amchit, near...