Lebanese artist Magda El Roumi performed at the closing ceremony of the 60th session of the Carthage International Festival in an exceptional evening on Wednesday evening, bringing down the curtain on this historic version of the festival. The ancient theater in Carthage witnessed a large audience turnout during the concert performed by the Lebanese artist Magda Al-Roumi, with attendance exceeding the official capacity of the theater, while audience queues extended from the early afternoon hours. The concert represents the return of Magda Al Roumi to the ancient theater in Carthage after an absence of about 8 years, concluding the activities of the sixtieth session, the Diamond Jubilee, of the Carthage International Festival. The evening was attended by a number of official and diplomatic figures, including Minister of Cultural Affairs Amina Al-Sarrafi, Minister of Finance Mishkat Al-Khalidi, Speaker of Parliament Ibrahim Bouderbala, in addition to Arab and foreign diplomatic figures. Majida Al-Roumi surprised the concert audience by presenting a group of immortal Tunisian songs, including “Lamouni li li li gharawi” by the late artist Al-Hadi Al-Jouini, and “Oh Ya Khalila” by the late Tunisian artist Saliha. The Lebanese artist opened the ceremony with poignant words, saying: “I do not consider the ceremony a party, but rather a wedding, and at the wedding we all sing, so let us sing for love and peace.” Al-Roumi was accompanied by a large musical band that included 55 professional musicians of different nationalities, and during the evening she performed a number of her most famous works, which the audience responded to enthusiastically, including “Kalimat,” “Be My Friend,” “Your Eyes are Summer Nights,” and “Jasmine Ring.” She also performed 3 new songs for the first time in front of the audience. Al-Roumi carried the pain of her homeland to the stage, and sent a humanitarian tribute to Lebanon through the song “I am in your dream, oh dream, oh Lebanon.” She said amid interaction and cheers from the audience: “Let us raise the barriers and break the rules. I want to live with you a day of joy. I want to sing with you and see your precious faces.” Al-Roumi confirmed, in statements to Al-Ain News, that her relationship with Tunisia dates back to the beginnings of her artistic career, recalling her first appearance on the Carthage Theater in 1980. She said that Tunisia and its people have embraced her since her artistic debut, stressing: “The Tunisian people are my family and my people, and they have showered me with great love over the years.” She considered that the ceremony represented a true wedding of love and peace, expressing her hope that she would transfer the energy of joy she experienced in Tunisia to Lebanon, which she described as her wounded country, stressing that it would always remain a crown above her head.