Fatma Said Explained

Fatma Said
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
Education:Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (BMus, MMus)
Accademia del Teatro alla Scala
Occupation:Opera singer
Agent:Askonas Holt
Website:fatmasaid.com

Fatma Said (born 1991 in Cairo)[1] is an Egyptian soprano living (as of 2022) in London.[2]

Life

Fatma Said grew up in Cairo, where she attended the Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Kairo.[3] [4] Her father, Ahmed Hassan Said, was the first president of the Free Egyptians Party founded during the Arab Spring.[3]

Said's early focus was tennis, but following the recommendation of her school choir teacher she received her first singing lessons at the age of 14 with soprano Egyptian-French . In 2009 she got accepted to study classical singing at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin where she received her Bachelor of Music in 2013 and Master of Music in 2018 under Prof. Renate Faltin. She then received a scholarship at the Opera Academy of La Scala in Milan,[5] [6] becoming the first Egyptian soprano to ever sing at La Scala.[7] In 2016 she was seen as Pamina in Peter Stein's production of The Magic Flute at La Scala in Milan.[8] [9]

She has appeared on many international stages, including the Teatro San Carlo (Naples), Staatsoper Hamburg, Royal Opera House Muscat, Wexford Opera in Ireland, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Vienna Konzerthaus, Royal Albert Hall, and Carnegie Hall.[10] She played roles in the operas Falstaff, L'enfant et les sortilèges, La Cenerentola and The Barber of Seville.[9] She sang at many well-known festivals such as the International Music Festival in Bad Kissingen, the Schumann Festival in Bonn and the 9th and 10th D-Marine Turgutreis International Classical Music Festival in Turkey.[11] She was an artist-in-residence at the Konzerthaus Berlin in 2022/23.[12]

Said is also known for her social commitment. At TEDxCairo in 2011, she sang “The Day the People Changed”, a new song she participated in composing about the Egyptian revolution.[13] In 2013, she worked with composer Eugenio Bennato at the Teatro San Carlo on an educational project about the Arab Spring.[13] She represented Egypt on Human Rights Day several times and appeared at the United Nations in Geneva together with Juan Diego Flórez[9] [14] where she committed herself to the musical education of children and young people. In 2016 she was the first opera singer to receive the Creativity Award from Egypt.She was also honored by the National Council for Women that same year. On 25 September 2021 she performed at Global Citizen Live in Paris, along with Elton John, Ed Sheeran, and other well known stars.[15]

Awards

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. 7–17 June 2012 . Resümee: XVI Internationaler Robert Schumann Wettbewerb (Klavier, Gesang). de. Summary: 16th International Robert Schumann Competition (Piano, Singers) . . 32 . Thomas . Synofzik . Franziska . Markowitz . Thomas Synofzik.
  2. News: Morrison . Richard . Richard Morrison (music critic) . 19 September 2022 . 'Family friends didn't think music was a worthy profession'; Fatma Said had to overcome prejudice in Egypt to reach operatic heights . 9 . . T2: Features . London .
  3. An 'Authentic Sound': Fatma Said. Emer. Nestor. Final Note Magazine. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827083538/http://www.finalnotemagazine.com/an-authentic-sound-fatma-said/. 2017-08-27. 2023-07-26.
  4. Web site: Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Jahrbuch 2012/13. Cairo Borromean German School Yearbook 2012/13. Reinhard . Grätz. 5, 128–131.
  5. From tennis player to opera singer . 30 June 2017 . BBC Radio 3.
  6. News: Fatma Said: 'I never thought I'd be singing a lead role in La Scala. Who knows what the future will bring?'. . 16 October 2016 . Clara . Dwyer .
  7. A Rising Egyptian Opera Singer, Marks Herself on the International Scene! . Suhayla . Al Sheikh . 16 November 2016 . What Women Want . Cairo.
  8. Web site: 2021-09-09 . Opus Klassik for Fatma Said as Young Artist of the Year 2021 . 2023-07-27 . Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin News.
  9. Web site: Fatma Said . . https://web.archive.org/web/20171230062826/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/806fafe5-e6b4-4b1c-b41f-f4776ded595c . 2017-12-30 . dead.
  10. Fatma Said . 2023-07-30 . Warner Classics.
  11. Web site: 2023-07-28. 2016. Fatima Said. Der Lyrische Salon.
  12. Artist in Residence: We are pleased to welcome Fatma Said to Gendarmenmarkt during our 2022/23 season . 2023-07-30 . Konzerthaus Berlin.
  13. Web site: Fatma Said . . 2023-07-30.
  14. Web site: Concert for Peace and Human Rights, 10 December 2014. 2023-07-27 . ONUART Foundation .
  15. Fatma Said joins artists from across the music world for Global Citizen Live . 23 September 2021 . Askonas Holt.
  16. Web site: A young soprano who is developing a brilliant career in the opera . 2023-07-28 . ONUART Foundation.
  17. News: Maged . Mira . 17 January 2020 . Egyptian soprano artist Fatma Said signs with Warner Classics . . 28 July 2023.
  18. News: 22 February 2011 . 1. Internationaler Giulio-Perotti-Wettbewerb . 1st International Giulio Perotti Singing Competition . 15 . 15–16 . Ueckermünde Stadtreporter . 2 . 1439-1465 . Official Newsletter of the City of Ueckermünde.
  19. News: 21 September 2012 . Egyptian artist wins Leyla Gencer prize . Hürriyet Daily News . Istanbul .
  20. http://www.leylagencer.org/en/2012/winners "7th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition Winners"
  21. News: 27 Oct 2016 . Egypt's Sisi talks roles for youth at closing ceremony of national conference . Ahram Online. Egypt . 30 July 2023.
  22. Web site: 2016-01-30 . Egyptian Soprano Fatma Said Wins International Singing Competition . 2023-07-27 . Egyptian Streets.
  23. https://www.vdiscompetition.com/past-winners/2016-winners/ "Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition – Our 2016 Prizewinners"
  24. Web site: 2016-08-30 . BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists announced . 2023-07-28 . Classical-Music.com.
  25. Cullingford . Martin . 30 August 2016 . 2016 BBC New Generation artists named . Gramophone.
  26. Fatma Said wins Newcomer of the Year at BBC Music Magazine Awards . 14 Apr 2021 . 30 July 2023 . Askonas Holt.
  27. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/classical-news/opus-klassik-awards-2021/ "Opus Klassik Awards 2021: Winners Announced"
  28. Pullinger . Mark . Song: El Nour . Gramophone . 2023-07-30.
  29. Pullinger . Mark . Young Artist of the Year: Fatma Said . Gramophone . 2023-07-30.
  30. News: 17 Feb 2023 . Egyptian soprano Fatma Said honoured with Rafik Hariri Award at the Kennedy Center . Ahram Online. Egypt . 30 July 2023.
  31. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/fatma-said-meet-the-soprano-bridging-the-west-and-arab-world-with-her-voice/ "Fatma Said: Meet the soprano bridging the West and Arab world with her voice"
  32. Fisher . Neil . October 2017 . Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Fischer) . Gramophone. 2023-07-30.
  33. Joncus . Berta . 1 March 2020 . Gluck: Orphée et Euridice . BBC Music Magazine. 2023-07-30.
  34. Web site: Fatma Said – El Nour . 2023-07-30 . Warner Classics.
  35. Web site: Serinus . Jason Victor . 10 November 2020 . Introducing Fatma Said . 28 July 2023 . San Francisco Classical Voice.
  36. Web site: Jakub Józef Orliński – Anima Aeterna. 2023-07-30 . Warner Classics.
  37. Web site: Kaleidoscope – Fatma Said . 2023-07-30 . Warner Classics.

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