Amira Selim


Amira Selim is an Egyptian soprano and opera singer, based in France.

Life

Selim was born in Cairo, the daughter of pianist Marcelle Matta and painter . After studying piano, ballet and painting, she started voice training and Italian repertoire in Italy with soprano Gabriella Ravazzi in 1993 and graduated from the Cairo Conservatoire in 1999. In October 2001, she received a scholarship from the French Government to study with soprano Caroline Dumas at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, where she obtained the Diplôme supérieur de concertiste in 2004.
In 2002, she was the first prize winner at the international competition of Orvieto, Italy. Selim started her career as a member and soloist at the Cairo Opera company in 1997 with her first leading role in Rossini’s Opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 1998, it was followed by a number of other productions. After moving to France, she continued to feature in Egyptian Opera's as well as French, Italian and German companies.

Roles with the Cairo Opera