Gegam Grigorian

Known for

Acting

Born

January 29, 1951

Birthplace

Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Armenia]

Died

March 23, 2016 (aged 65)

Biography

Gegham Grigorian (also written Grigoryan, Armenian: Գեղամ Գրիգորյան; Russian: Гегам Григорян; 29 January 1951 – 23 March 2016) was an Armenian operatic tenor.

Gegham Grigorian was born in Yerevan and graduated from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. He was a student of Professor Sergei Danielyan. Grigorian made his first appearance on the big stage in 1971 at age 20. In 1972 he went to West Berlin to perform in solo concerts.

In 1975 he made his debut at the National Theater of Opera and Ballet of Armenia in the role of Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti. After this, he played Saro in Armen Tigranian's Anoush, Tirit in Tigran Chukhajian's Arshak II, Sayat Nova in Alexander Arutiu...