July and August
The Beiteddine Festival, held in a magnificent 200-year-old palace in this town in the
Chouf region of Lebanon, has presented world-class offerings in the arts since 1985.

Organizers defied the struggles of Lebanon's civil war by staging this celebration of
human culture.

Many performers are Lebanese, but artists from around the world also are invited.

The 2001 festival, for example, included a concert by Elton John, a production of Victor
Hugo's Notre Dame de Paris, and Turkish folk musician Kudsi Erguner, as well as a
performance by the popular Lebanese singer Fairouz.

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