Sona Ghazarian
Sona Ghazarian (* 2 September 1945 in Beirut ) is an Armenian - Austrian opera singer in the vocal range lyric coloratura soprano .
Life
Sona Ghazarian studied psychology at the American University of Beirut and singing at the National Conservatory there . After further studies at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome , she moved to the Vienna State Opera in 1972 , where she sang from the 1970s to the 1990s. Her most notable roles include Oscar in Un ballo in maschera and Violetta in La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi .
In 1973 Ghazarian made his debut at the Salzburg Festival as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro , where she then sang Blonde in The Abduction from the Seraglio in 1975 and Marzelline in Beethoven's Fidelio in 1983 . She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1987 as Adina in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, where she also sang Musetta in Puccini's La Bohème in 1989 . Today Sona Ghazarian works as a singing teacher in Vienna.
In Austria Ghazarian became a chamber singer . She has sung over 70 roles in major opera houses in Europe and the United States.
Ghazarian is married to Commercial Councilor Gerhard Skoff from Grimmenstein , Lower Austria.
Recordings on sound carriers
- Beethoven: Fidelio ( Theo Adam , Hildegard Behrens , Sona Ghazarian, Peter Hofmann , Gwynne Howell et al .; Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti , conductor). Label: Decca (CD)
- Bellini : I Capuleti ei Montecchi (Sona Ghazarian, Ottavio Garaventa, Agnes Baltsa Tugomir Franc, Kurt Rydl ; Vienna State Opera, orchestra and choir; Giuseppe Patanè , conductor). Live recording 10 August 1977. Label: Gala (CD)
- Strauss : Arabella ( Gundula Janowitz , Sona Ghazarian, René Kollo , Edita Gruberová , Bernd Weikl ; Vienna Philharmonic ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor). Label: Decca (DVD)
- Verdi: Un ballo in maschera ( Montserrat Caballé , José Carreras , Patricia Payne, Sona Ghazarian, Ingvar Wixell et al .; Covent Garden Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Colin Davis , conductor). Label: Decca (CD)
As an actress
- In the TV series " Der Leihopa " she plays in episode 14, " A very honorable offer ", the opera diva Sona Ohnadjanian, who, when she is a guest in Vienna (she sings Pamina in the " Magic Flute "), Waldemar for the evening , where she is on stage, hires as a babysitter for her ten-year-old son Mischa.
Web links
- Sona Ghazarian at Discogs (English)
- Sona Ghazarian at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Sona Ghazarian's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ghazarian, Sona |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian-Austrian opera singer with a soprano voice |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Beirut |