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November 2007 : Queen of the Night in the Magic Flute (Mozart), Marseille, France.
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October 2009 : Rosina in Il
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Selim was born in Cairo, the daughter of pianist
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March 2010 : Ophelia in Hamlet (Ambroise Thomas), St
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January 2007 : Title-role Lakmé (Delibes), Saint-Étienne, France.
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June 2005 : Ten performances of
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company in 1997 with her first leading role in
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March 2007 : Nannetta in
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March 1998 : Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini).
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November 1999 : Norina in Don Pasquale (Donizetti).
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