Fatma Said was born and raised in Cairo, where she attended the
Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Kairo. Her father,
Ahmed Hassan Said, was the first president of the
Free Egyptians Party founded during the
2011 Egyptian revolution. becoming the first Egyptian soprano to ever sing at La Scala. In 2016 she was seen as Pamina in Peter Stein's production of
The Magic Flute at La Scala in Milan. 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. She played roles in the operas
Falstaff, ''
L'enfant et les sortilèges, La Cenerentola and The Barber of Seville''. She was an artist-in-residence at the
Konzerthaus Berlin in 2022/23. 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. In 2013, she worked with composer
Eugenio Bennato at the
Teatro San Carlo on an educational project about the
Arab Spring. 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. In 2023, Fatma Said accompanied by the United Philharmonic Orchestra led by Conductor Nader Abbassi held a concert in newly opened
Grand Egyptian Museum. A number of public figures and foreign ambassadors attended the concert where she performed songs in Arabic and Egyptian dialect such as a delightful rendition of "Masr Heya Ommi" receiving more than 2 million views on her YouTube channel. == Awards ==