Joseph Azar began his career in 1961 with the
Rahbani Brothers and
Fairuz in the play
Al Baal-bakiye then performed in several other plays, including:
Jisir El Amar (1962),
Hollo (1963) and
Bayaa El Khawatem. He appeared in the musical
El Challal directed by
Romeo Lahoud and composed by
Walid Gholmieh. In the years 1965, 1966, and 1967, Azar played the main role in three consecutive works with
Sabah and
Nadia Jamal,
Mawwal,
Mijjana, and
Attaba composed by
Zaki Nassif, Walid Gholmieh, and Romeo Lahhoud. He played the role of the Prince Badr in the play
El Qalaa (1968) with Sabah. It was composed by Walid Gholmieh and directed by Romeo Lahoud. In 1971, Azar played the role of the Russian ambassador in the play
Phoenicia 80. In the summer of the same year, he starred in the
Byblos International Festival with the Anwar troupe (Ferkat al Anwar) in the play
Ya Leil in conjunction with
Duraid Lahham, Fadwa Obeid and Nadia Jamal. The poems were written by George Jerdaq, the music was composed by Walid Gholmieh, and the play was directed by Munir Mouasseri. In 1999, he collaborated with Caracalla dance group in the plays
Laylat Qamar and
Alf Layle w Layle performed at the
Baalbeck International Festival. The play
Alf Layle w Layle was played in 2002 at theatres including the
Place des Arts in Montreal, Canada, Opera House in Frankfurt, Germany and the National Theatre in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Ministry of Culture. ==References==