Khaberni - Egyptian soprano Fatma Said dazzles, on Saturday evening, at the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, with her voice that carried the art of opera from Cairo to the most famous theaters in the world.
Egyptian international soprano Fatma Said participates in the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum under the leadership of Maestro Nayer Naji, in the presence of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and a number of leaders and heads of state, to offer a special singing performance in a celebration described as the largest in the history of modern Egyptian culture.
Fatma Said is one of the most prominent female voices in the field of classical opera worldwide, having reached the most important European theaters with her unique talent, proving that Egyptian art is capable of competing with global singing schools.
Fatma Said was born in Cairo in 1991 and began her artistic journey at the age of fourteen when she studied singing at Dr. Nevine Allouba's studio at the Cairo Opera House before continuing her education at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, where she won an Excellence Scholarship Award and the “Start Up Music” prize in 2013.
After graduating, Fatma joined the Teatro alla Scala Academy in Milan, becoming the first Egyptian soprano to sing on this prestigious opera stage, one of the most esteemed opera houses in the world, and through it, she achieved her international breakthrough.
Fatma Said has won several international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Giulio Perotti International Opera competition, the Veronica Dunne award in Dublin, and the Leyla Gencer award in Istanbul, and was named the best young artist of 2021 by the prestigious German Opus Klassik award.
Fatma has performed concerts on the most famous stages in Milan, Naples, Berlin, Leipzig, Cairo, Muscat, and Bonn, and represented Egypt on Human Rights Day at the United Nations in Geneva, where she sang in support of children's rights to education and human dignity.
In 2016, she received the Creativity Award from the National Council for Women as the first opera singer to receive this honor, in recognition of her international achievements. Fatma presented her first album titled "El Noor", which received broad critical acclaim, and BBC Music magazine nominated her for the best voice of 2021 for the same album, continuing to affirm her status as a bright symbol of modern Egyptian opera.
The Grand Egyptian Museum is located in Giza Governorate, about 2 kilometers from the Giza Plateau, and is one of the largest cultural projects implemented by Egypt in recent decades.
Its location is marked by easy access either from Cairo International Airport or from the heart of the capital via a modern road network, making it a primary destination on the global tourism map, with designated transportation provided from key points to the museum to facilitate visitor movement.
The museum extends over more than 500,000 square meters, making it one of the largest museums world-wide dedicated to a single civilization. This vast space includes huge exhibition halls, open courtyards, a leisure and commercial area, alongside a restoration center and a global research center, creating a comprehensive civilizational project that combines culture, education, and entertainment all at once.
