Gohar Mikayeli Gasparyan[a] (14 December 1924 – 16 May 2007, née Khachaturian),[b] also known as the "Armenian nightingale", was an Armenian opera singer.
Gohar Gasparyan Գոհար Գասպարյան | |
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| Birth name | Gohar Mikayeli Khachaturian |
| Born | December 14, 1924 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 15 May 2007 (aged 82) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
| Instrument | Singing |
Life
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Born in an Armenian family in Cairo, Egypt, Gasparyan studied at a Music Academy in the city. In 1948, she migrated to Soviet Armenia along with thousands of other Armenians from the Middle East. Gasparyan performed at the Yerevan Opera Theatre in 23 operas during her long career, as well as performing at concerts.[1] In 1951 she was the soprano in A Heroine by Haro Stepanian in Yerevan. This opera won one of "Stalin's music prizes".[2]
She also taught at the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory. Gasparyan was a People's Artist of the USSR, a Hero of Socialist Labour and a Mesrop Mashtots order-bearer.[citation needed]
Gohar Gasparyan died in Yerevan and is buried at Komitas Pantheon.[3]
See also
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- Armenian: Գոհար Միքայելի Գասպարյան, romanized: Gohar Mik’ayeli Gasparyan
- Western Armenian: Գոհար Գասպարեան, romanized: Kohar Kasbarean
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- Armenian: Խաչատուրյան, romanized: Xačatowryan
- Western Armenian: Խաչատրեան, romanized: Khachʻadrean
References
edit- ^ Rouben Paul Adalian Historical Dictionary of Armenia 2010 Page 454 "The soprano Gohar Gasparian (1924–2007) monopolized the opera house in Yerevan, and Lusine Zakaryan (1937–92) performed a wide range of Armenian music including concertized sacred music.
- ^ Marina Frolova-Walker (2016). Stalin's Music Prize: Soviet Culture and Politics. Yale University Press. pp. 325–. ISBN 978-0-300-20884-9.
- ^ Gasparyan's memorial tombstone at Komitas Pantheon
- Davt'yan, R. G.: Hayots' sokhake: Gohar Gasparyan. Vol. 1. Erevan 2008. ISBN 978-99941-42-87-3 (in Armenian)
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