Ribale Wehbe
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Lebanese Singer and Chanter
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1999, Ribale Wehbe is a singer and chanter whose voice moves between the expressive warmth of oriental song and the solemn beauty of Byzantine chant. Raised in a family of musicians, she gave her first Byzantine concert at the age of eight with the Sem Choir Mount Lebanon. She remains an active member of the choir.
Ribale has performed widely in Lebanon and abroad, building a repertoire that spans oriental and Byzantine traditions. In 2018, she participated in an international Byzantine music concert in Lebanon alongside seven chanters from around the world. The following year, she made her international debut at the Brașov Festival in Romania, sharing the stage with Father Alexandru Grigoras, Greek chanters Vangelis Gkikas and Gerontissa Mariam Skorda, and the Patriarchal Romanian Choir “TRONOS”, conducted by Father Mihail Buca.
During the 2019 festival, Ribale recorded her first CD, O My Soul, in Brașov under the festival’s sponsorship. A special concert in December marked its release.
In 2020, she moved to Greece to pursue advanced musical studies. In 2021, she performed in Russia, Romania and Austria. She was a featured soloist at the Diaghilev Festival in Perm, Russia, and at the 100th edition of the Salzburg International Festival, where she collaborated with maestro Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna. That year, she also gave a concert at St. George’s Military Church in Bacău, Romania, in celebration of Maicii Domnului Prodomita.
In 2022, Ribale performed in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Yerevan, Armenia, alongside Teodor Currentzis and the MusicAeterna ensemble. She also became a soloist with MusicAeterna Byzantina, directed by Antonio Koutroupis. In November, she appeared with Father Alexandru Grigoras at the Coronation Cathedral in Alba Iulia, Romania.
In 2023, Ribale held a concert at Sala Palatului in Bucharest with the Tronos Patriarchal Choir. She also performed in Prague and Belgium.
Her performances throughout Romania continued in 2024, including appearances in Bucharest, Suceava and Ploiești. She was also a soloist with MusicAeterna Byzantina at an event on Amorgos Island, Greece.
In 2025, Ribale performed with MusicAeterna in Greece, including at the Koufonisia Classical Festival. She then took part in a special event on the uninhabited island of Keros, attended by invited guests. That year, she also performed in Oradea, Vaslui and Brașov in Romania, and in Nicosia and Limassol in Cyprus. In April, she joined Teodor Currentzis for a series of concerts in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In February 2026, Ribale performed with MusicAeterna in the Esperia concert series in Moscow. In April, she appeared at several venues in Romania, including Oradea Arena and BT Arena in Cluj. Her summer performances brought her to Bulgaria and Italy.
Ribale holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Musicology from Antonine University in Baabda, Lebanon (2020), and a Diploma in Byzantine Music from the School of Byzantine Music of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, Greece (2021). Since 2025, she has been pursuing a master’s degree in Byzantine music at the National University of Music Bucharest. Alongside her singing, she plays the piano and the oud, an Arabic string instrument.
Alongside her performances, Ribale teaches musical awakening, Byzantine music and oriental music to students of all ages, sharing the traditions that have shaped her voice since childhood.