Various Composers - The Pyramids Recital (Fatma Said)

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1. Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi, Act 1: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio" (Cherubino)
3. George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria. "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)
4. Camille Saint-Saëns - Henry VIII, Act 2: Danse de la gipsy
5. Pietro Mascagni - Ave Maria (After Cavalleria rusticana's Intermezzo)
6. Ruperto Chapí - Las hijas del Zebedeo, Act 2: Las carceleras. "Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores" (Luisa)
7. Robert Stolz - Venus in Seide, Act 1: "Spiel auf deiner Geige" (Jadja)
8. Henri Rabaud - Mârouf, savetier du Caire, Act 3: Danses
9. Farid El Atrache - Ya zahratan fi khayali
10. Hans Hammerschmid - Für mich soll’s rote Rosen regnen
11. Louis Guglielmi - La vie en rose
12. Astor Piazzolla - María de Buenos Aires: "Yo soy María" (orch. Soudoplatoff)
13. Jeff Barnel, Bernard Liamis - Comment l’oublier / Helwa ya baladi
14. Mohamed Abdel Wahab - La mosh ana-l-abki
15. Najib Hankash - Aatini al naya wa ghanni
16. Richard Strauss - 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen!

Fatma Said, soprano

Les Frivolités Parisiennes

Sammy El Ghadab, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Warner Classics

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Set against the majestic backdrop of the Pyramids of Giza, Egyptian soprano Fatma Said leads a unique musical performance featuring the orchestra Les Frivolités Parisiennes under conductor Sammy El Ghadab alongside traditional Arabic instruments. This versatile, multilingual project bridges continents and eras, blending opera arias, German lieder, French chansons, and celebrated Arabic songs into a captivating cross-cultural experience.

Acclaimed Egyptian operatic soprano Fatma Said (born 1991) is an exclusive Warner Classics artist celebrated for her captivating artistry across opera, concert, and Lied repertoire. The first Egyptian soprano to attend Milan’s Accademia Teatro alla Scala, she earned top honors, including a Gramophone Award and Opus Klassik, for her debut album El Nour, followed by Kaleidoscope and Lieder. She has performed at world-renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall and La Scala, headlined the Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration, and represented Egypt at the United Nations. Beyond her global concert tours, Said holds prestigious artistic residencies and is recognized for her cross-cultural musical dialogue and humanitarian advocacy.