Lubana Al Quntar
Lubana Al Quntar is granted the title of the First opera singer in 
Syria, and named as the first Arabic opera singer to attend opera .
voice competitions. Her rare voice ability enabled her to sing 
different and wide repertoire between classical Arabic songs, 
folk, traditional, pop and classical opera as a dramatic 
coloratura. Born in Damascus, Lubana was the first Arab to win 
the 4the prize at the 1997 International Singing competition In 
Belgrade, and the 5th prize at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth 
singing competition in Brussels. Lubana had completed her 
academic studies at the Royal College of Music in London with 
Professor Kennith Wollom, and Damascus High institute of 
Music with Professor Galina Khaldieva, as well as Maastricht 
Academy of Music in Holland where she studied and graduated 
with a degree in Opera singing performance & Music Groups 
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Lubana has appeared worldwide as a soloist, in Opera and 
traditional Arabic singing when she always astonished the 
audience with her ability to variate between the two different 
techniques and improvisation. 
Notable appearances include: 
 Opera Bastille, Paris
 Opera theater La Monnaie, Brussels
 Flamish Opera, Antwerp
 Orchestre philharmonique de liege, Belgium
 Flamish Radio Orchestra
 Musica Viva; Bremen Germany,
 The world's First arabic Opera "Opera Avincenna" Doha, 
Qatar She was invited to present her Country in the Silk 
Road Festival in Tokyo, Japan. 
 Lubana was invited by the University of California to 
perform with the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra; 
Glyndeborne touring opera performing the Queen of The 
Night. 
 She was also invited by Arab Alliance of women in Music 
AAWM in Amman under the auspice of Her Highness, 
Princess Muna Al-Hussein.
 Lubana was Chosen to Represent Syria in Woman is 
Singing Festival in Damascus, and was invited to represent 
Syria in Arab Creative Women Forum; Tunisia.
 Lubana was invited to sing the Queen Of The night at 
TUSCIA OPERA FESTIVAL IN ITALY.
 Other invitations included: 
 The prestigious Arab singing festival "Cartage" Tunisia
 Al Madina Festival Tunisia
 The Opera House of Cairo where she performed at the 
closing event of the arab singing festival 
 Opera Fallujah at the Kennedy Center USA.
 Shakespeare theater, where she performed in a new 
production (Salomè). 
 Celebrating the life and work of great Syrian poet Nizar 
Qabbani Lubana has been invited to sing at the ceremony at 
the Syrian cultural Garden in Cleveland. 
 She was also invited to sing with the national Symphony 
orchestra of Belgium, and with the Syrian expat 
philharmonic orchestra SEPO at Klara festival at Bazar
concert hall in the memory of the terrorist attack in 
Brussels.
Lubana held a position as the Head of the Opera Department at 
the High Institute of Music in Damascus (2003-2011), where she 
taught Opera and Arabic singing techniques. She also was the 
founder of the Arabic Singing Band consisting of a group of her 
students and graduates. 
Currently residing in the Washington DC area dedicating her 
voice and effort to raise awareness about the Syrian Culture, and 
helping the refugees around the world through fundraising 
concerts around the USA.
Lubana is preparing for her next engagement at the ROYAL 
NATIONAL THEATER, LONDON for Salome directed by 
YAEL FARBER.

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