[PAR] [TLE] Ratiba El-Hefny [SEP] Ratiba Hefny (Arabic رتيبة الحفنى ) (born 1931 in Cairo, Egypt, died 16 September 2013) was an Egyptian 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. [PAR] [TLE] Soprano [SEP] A soprano ] is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.  The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A) =880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C, two octaves above middle C) =1046 Hz or higher in operatic music.  In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody.
[PAR] [TLE] Ratiba El - Hefny [ SEP ] Ratiba Hefny ( Arabic رتيبة الحفنى ) ( born 1931 in Cairo , Egypt , died 16 September 2013 ) was an Egyptian 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Soprano [ SEP ] A soprano ] is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types . The soprano 's vocal range ( using scientific pitch notation ) is from approximately middle C ( C ) = 261 Hz to " high A " ( A ) = 880 Hz in choral music , or to " soprano C " ( C , two octaves above middle C ) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music . In four - part chorale style harmony , the soprano takes the highest part , which usually encompasses the melody .
What type of opera singer was this Egyptian singer born in 1931 and performed in more than 500 opera performances and had a vocal range from approximately middle C to about two octaves above middle C?
What type of opera singer was this Egyptian singer born in 1931 and performed in more than 500 opera performances and had a vocal range from approximately middle C to about two octaves above middle C ?
Soprano
Soprano