Koharik Schirinian
Koharik Schirinian (* 1865 in Istanbul ; † 1935 there ) was an Armenian actress who introduced the methods of Comédie-Française to the Ottoman stages.
In 1874 she had her first appearance in a children's role in the Gedik Paşa Theater (later known as the Ottoman Theater ) by Agop Güllü . From 1878 to 1880 she was a solo singer and played in temporary roles. From 1882 she was soprano in Serovpe Benliyan's opera company. After the closure of Benliyan's theater, she joined the cast of Mardiros Minakyan in 1887 . For ten years she played leading roles in the Ottoman Comedy Troupe .
literature
- Şirinyan, Koharik. In: Muhsin Ertuğrul: Benden sonra tufan olmasın! Anılar. Remzi Kitabevi , 2007, p. 584. ( limited preview in Google book search)
- Mehmet Baltacan: The Relationship between Turkish and Armenian regarding the Ottoman Empire and Contributions of Armenian Artists to the Turkish Opera. In: International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering. Volume 8, 2014, No. 5, pp. 1229–1235, here p. 1235 Short biography (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Year of birth also given as 1860, cf. Baltacan 2014.
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| SURNAME | Schirinian, Koharik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Şirinyan, Koharik; Schirinyan, Koharik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1935 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |