Gohar Gasparyan

Gohar Gasparyan

Gohar Gasparyan (December 14, 1924, Cairo - May 16 2007, Yerevan) also known as the "Armenian nightingale", was a Armenian opera singer.

Born in an Armenian family in Cairo, Gasparyan studied at a Music Academy in the city. In 1948 she migrated to Soviet Armenia along with hundreds of thousands of other Armenians from the Middle East.

From 1949 she performed at the Armenian Opera Theater in 23 operas during her long career, as well as performing at concerts. She also taught at Yerevan State Musical Conservatory.

Gasparyan was a People's Artist of the USSR, Socialist Work hero and Mesrop Mashtots order-bearer.

Links

* [http://www.a1plus.am/en/?page=issue&iid=49448 Gohar Gasparyan deceased, A1+ News]
* [http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=22319 Gohar Gasparyan died, PanArmenian.Net]


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