Opera Singer. She was a American-Armenian Juilliard-trained mezzo-soprano who performed major roles internationally and in multiple US companies. She appeared at Buenos Aires, Paris, Brussels, Strasbourg, Liège, Geneva, Wexford and Athens. She made her U.S. debut in the title role of Carmen with the New York City Opera at the invitation of Beverly Sills. She performed with such noted conductors and opera singers as Mstislav Leopoldovich, Alain Lombard and Plácido Domingo. Among her many recording credits are Siébel in the award-winning Prix du Disc recording of Gounod's Faust with Montserrat Caballé and the title roles in both Händel's Xerxes and Alessandro with the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra. She was a fervent supporter of the Armenian cause in the recent war with Azerbaijan. Born in Teheran to Russian and Armenian refugees, she won the Munich ARD competition in 1971 and went on to a fine career. She died on January 20, 2021 of Covid-19 at her home in Forest Hills, New York.
Opera Singer. She was a American-Armenian Juilliard-trained mezzo-soprano who performed major roles internationally and in multiple US companies. She appeared at Buenos Aires, Paris, Brussels, Strasbourg, Liège, Geneva, Wexford and Athens. She made her U.S. debut in the title role of Carmen with the New York City Opera at the invitation of Beverly Sills. She performed with such noted conductors and opera singers as Mstislav Leopoldovich, Alain Lombard and Plácido Domingo. Among her many recording credits are Siébel in the award-winning Prix du Disc recording of Gounod's Faust with Montserrat Caballé and the title roles in both Händel's Xerxes and Alessandro with the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra. She was a fervent supporter of the Armenian cause in the recent war with Azerbaijan. Born in Teheran to Russian and Armenian refugees, she won the Munich ARD competition in 1971 and went on to a fine career. She died on January 20, 2021 of Covid-19 at her home in Forest Hills, New York.
Bio by: SYLVIA KHATT
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