Ratiba Elhefny
#257,441 Most Popular
About
Egyptian opera singer who gave more than five hundred performances and was named director of the Cairo Opera House in 1988.
Before Fame
She studied folklore at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 1954 until 1968.
Trivia
She served as President of the Arab Society for Music of the League of Arabic States.
Family Life
Her father Mohamed Ahmed El-Hefny wrote over forty-five books on music.
Associated With
She became prominent in Egypt around the same period as actor Omar Sharif.
