Ratiba El-Hefny
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Ratiba Hefny born in 1931 in Cairo
, Egypt
, is an Egypt
ian and an international Opera singer (Soprano
) who has performed in more than 500 opera performances. She was the dean of the Higher Institute of Arabic Music in Cairo. She became the director of the Cairo Opera House
in 1988.
She grew up in a musical family, her father Mohamed Ahmed El-Hefny has written more than 45 books on music, and her grandmother to her mother was of a German origin, who also was a German opera singer. Ratiba started playing the piano
at the age of 5.
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, is an Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian and an international Opera singer (Soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
) who has performed in more than 500 opera performances. She was the dean of the Higher Institute of Arabic Music in Cairo. She became the director of the Cairo Opera House
Cairo Opera House
The Cairo Opera House , part of Cairo's National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt's finest musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, in the Zamalek district west of and near downtown...
in 1988.
She grew up in a musical family, her father Mohamed Ahmed El-Hefny has written more than 45 books on music, and her grandmother to her mother was of a German origin, who also was a German opera singer. Ratiba started playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
at the age of 5.
Education
- Diploma, Higher Institute for music teachers (College of Music Education at present), in 1950.
- Post-graduate studies in folklore from the Humboldt University of BerlinHumboldt University of BerlinThe Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
, from 1954 until 1968. - Diploma majoring in education and the leadership of the choir of the Institute of operatic singing in Kreiner,Luxembourg, Germany, in 1955.
- The highest qualification specialization in operatic singing from the Higher School of Music in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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, in 1955, (the Egyptian equivalent of a doctorate).
Career
- Lecturer at the Graduate Institute for music teachers, in 1950.
- Assignment of the rector at the Institute of Arabic music (Section of girls) in the process of the establishment of the first, in 1951.
- Management of the Deanship of the Institute and was subsequently transferred to the Higher Institute of Arabic music, and in 1962 was appointed to the post of Dean of the Institute after it became a subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture, and the Academy of Arts for 29 years
- President of House of Music and artistic Opera in 1980.
- Reappointment Dean of the Higher Institute of Arabic music, in 1986.
- President of the National Cultural Center (Cairo Opera House) from June 1988 until March 1990.
- Full-time professor of the Academy of Arts (Higher Institute of Arabic music).
- Technical Adviser to the Chairman of the Committee on National Cultural Center (cairo Opera House).
- President of The Arab Society for Music of the League of Arab States.
- Member of the National Specialized Councils.
- Supervisor of the Center for Talent Development of cairo Opera House.
Achievements
- Established the first choir children in Egypt, in 1961.
- Umm Kulthum Ensemble for Arabic music.
- Established of religious songs Ensemble.
- Founded the National Arab Music Ensemble.
- Founded Cairo Opera Children's Choir.
- Contributed to the establishment of the Higher Institute of Musical Art (Kuwait) for a period of 13 years.
The scientific literature
it has many of the works, including:- The Solfege, Kuwait, in 1977.
- Mohammed Abdel WahabMohammed Abdel WahabMohammed Abdel Wahab , also transliterated Mohammed Abd el-Wahaab was a prominent 20th-century Arab Egyptian singer and composer...
, Cairo, 1991. - Soft music encyclopedia for children (part 50), Egypt - Lebanon, in 1992.
- Mohamed El QasabgiMohamed El QasabgiMohamed el-Qasabgi was an Egyptian musician and composer, and is regarded as one of the five leading composers of Egypt in the 20th century. Most of his credits went to Umm Kulthum, Asmahan, and Layla Murad who sang most of his great works and scores...
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- Supervision of the music in the second program of the Egyptian radio in 1957 until 1960.
- The preparation and submission of the global music TV program since 1960.
- Preparation of a series of music education for children cosist of 30 programes by name of the lost tune.*Preparation and *presented a music program in Egyptian television for 22 years.
- Participation in the tournament Operas roles in Egypt and in some capitals of Europe and America.
- Preparation of lyrical images of flags, especially music and singing of (Mohamed El QasabgiMohamed El QasabgiMohamed el-Qasabgi was an Egyptian musician and composer, and is regarded as one of the five leading composers of Egypt in the 20th century. Most of his credits went to Umm Kulthum, Asmahan, and Layla Murad who sang most of his great works and scores...
- Sayed DarwishSayed DarwishSayed Darwish was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of their greatest musicians and their single greatest composer. He was born in Alexandria on March 17, 1892. Darwish died of a heart attack in Alexandria on September 15, 1923 . The...
- Sayed MekawySayed MekawySayed Mekawy was an Egyptian singer and composer.Mekawy was born in Cairo Sayeda Zeinab district of Al-Nasriya on May 8, 1927.Mekawy became popular in Egypt and the Arab world; his music has become part of Arab heritage...
), within the Arab Music Festival.
Awards and honors
Egypt State Incentive Prize in Arts and Letters of the Supreme Council of Culture, in 2004.External links
- The National Arabic Music Ensemble Official web site
- Cairo Opera House Official web site
See also
- Cairo Opera HouseCairo Opera HouseThe Cairo Opera House , part of Cairo's National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt's finest musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, in the Zamalek district west of and near downtown...
- List of Egyptians