The Pyramids Recital

 
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Pyramids Recital
Fatma Said (soprano), Thibaut Maudry (violin), Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums), Mohamed Ahmed (ney flute), Mohamed El Said (oud lute), Les Frivolités

[ Warner Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 9 October 2026

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Songs from across continents and time come together before the majestic backdrop of the pyramids of Giza in this one-of-a-kind musical project, starring Fatma Said. Accompanied by the musicians of the orchestra Les Frivolités Parisiennes, conductor Sammy El Ghadab and Arabic instruments, the Egyptian soprano dazzles with a multifaceted and multilingual program that ranges from opera arias and German lieder to French chansons and famous Arabic songs.

Tracks:

GIACOMO PUCCINI
O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités parisienns · Sammy El Ghadab

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 1: "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio" (Cherubino)
Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités 
parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Henry VIII, Act 2: Danse de la gipsy
Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

PIETRO MASCAGNI
Ave Maria (after Cavalleria rusticana Intermezzo)
Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités 
parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

RAIMUNDO CHAPÍ
Las hijas del Zebedeo, Act 2: Las carceleras "Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores" (Luisa)
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités 
parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

ROBERT STOLZ
Venus in Seide, Act 1: "Spiel auf deiner Geige" 
(Jadja)
    Fatma Said (soprano) · Thibaut Maudry (violin) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

HENRI RABAUD
Mârouf, savetier du Caire, Act 3: Danses
    Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

FARID EL ATRACHE
Ya zahratan fi khayali  Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités 
parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

HANS HAMMERSCHMID
Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités 
parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

LOUIS GUGLIELMI
La vie en rose
Fatma Said (soprano) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
María de Buenos Aires, Scene 3: "Yo soy María" 
(María) [Orch. Soudoplatoff]
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El 
Ghadab

BERNARD LIAMIS / JEFF BARNEL
Comment l'oublier / Helwa ya baladi  Fatma Said (soprano) · Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums) · Mohamed Ahmed (ney flute) · Mohamed El Said (oud lute) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · 
Sammy El Ghadab

MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
La mosh ana-l-abki
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums) · Mohamed Ahmed (ney flute) · 
Mohamed El Said (oud lute) · Les Frivolités 
parisiennes · 
Sammy El Ghadab

NAJIB HANKASH
Aatini al naya wa ghanni
    Fatma Said (soprano) · Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums) · Mohamed Ahmed (ney flute) · Mohamed El Said (oud lute) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · 
Sammy El Ghadab

RICHARD STRAUSS
Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4
 Fatma Said (soprano) · Thibaut Maudry (violin) · Les Frivolités parisiennes · Sammy El Ghadab