HASMIK PAPIAN HAS CONTRACTS WITH FAMOUS OPERA THEATERS OF EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES UNTIL 2009
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 30 2006
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Hasmik Papian,
who has performed on stages of famous opera theaters of the world
and captured many spectators, is again in Armenia: she was invited
to take part in the jubilee concert dedicated to 50th anniversary of
Public Television and 80th anniversary of Public Radio. The singer
said this during the November 30 meeting with journalists at the Urbat
(Friday) club.
The world-famous soprano has contracts with famous opera theaters of
Europe and other continents of the world until 2009 inclusive. After
the short interval in Yerevan she will perform concerts in U.S. and
South Korea. Currently the Norma DVD disk with her performance is sold
in almost all countries of the world. And the laser disk of Komitas
songs’ performances released lately received the Pizzicato first prize.
Hasmik Papian said that to take part in the concert dedicated to
Year of Armenia in France is a credit to her. "I have prepared an
interesting program on this occasion, this is selection of Armenian
songs, from medieval Armenian church psalms, Komitas’ songs up to
Mansurian’s works. This program will give foreigners an opportunity
to form a complete idea about Armenian art of singing," the singer
emphasized.
H.Papian mentioned with modesty peculiar to her that she does not think
she has achieved everything in this sphere of art. "Each concert is
first for me. Though I have been on the stage for 20 years I go up
to the stage with great responsibility every time. I wish to stay
on the stage long and to perform one of Wagner’s operas, especially
Isolde’s aria from Tristan and Isolde I have always wished to perform,"
she said.
To recap, currently Hasmik Papian is the most famous performer of
Norma’s aria. She has performed this part for 172 times on stages of
the best opera theaters of the world.