About Fakhereh Saba
Lived 1920 – 2007 (aged 86–87). Fakhereh Saba was an Iranian opera singer, lexicographer and philanthropist.
Fakhereh Saba , (1920–2007) was the first female opera singer in Iran.
Saba was born in 1920, the daughter of a cousin of the Iranian musician Abolhasan Saba. A soprano, she performed the part of Suzuki in Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly in the 1960s. She had a lot of notable students including Mansoureh Ghasri, Mohhamad Nouri and many others. Saba and her husband, Alireza Afzalipour, were founders of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman and Kerman University of Medical Sciences. She died in 2007.
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Who was Fakhereh Saba?
Iranian opera singer
When was Fakhereh Saba born?
Fakhereh Saba was born in 1920 in Abadan.
When did Fakhereh Saba die?
Fakhereh Saba died in 2007.
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Fakhereh Saba was an opera singer, lexicographer and philanthropist.
What nationality was Fakhereh Saba?
Fakhereh Saba was Iranian.
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