The world’s gaze turned to the Dubai Opera House as Omar Harfouch’s “Concerto for Peace” unfolded in a dazzling pageant of artistic brilliance and humanitarian resolve, a spectacle unparalleled and never before seen in the Emirate. The red carpet shimmered beneath the flash of international press cameras, its occupants a who’s-who of cultural icons, business luminaries, and philanthropic visionaries. Yet it was Hollywood’s own Orlando Bloom who turned heads and captured hearts, arriving with an unspoken promise that this evening would matter to more than just the city’s social diaries.