GASPARYAN (Khachatryan) Gohar (14.12.1924, Cairo – 16.05.2007, Yerevan) opera singer. People’s artist of RA (1953), USSR (1956). Socialist Work hero (1984).
Among her roles are Anush, Shushan («Anush», «Davit Bek» by A. Tigranyan), Olympia, Karine («Arshak II», «Leblebiji Hor-hor agha» by T. Tchouhajian), Gohar («Heroine» by H. Stepanyan), Rosina («The barber of Seville» by G. Rossini), Marguerite («Faust» by Ch. Gounod), Lakme («Lakme» by L. Delibes), Lucia («Lucia di Lammermoor» by G. Donzetti), Norma («Norma» by V. Bellini), Marfa («The Tsar's Bride» by Rimsky-Korsakov).
Gohar Gasparyan’s concert repertoire is rather rich (Bach, Handel, Mozart, Strauss, Grieg, Tchaikovski, Rachmaninoff, Armenian spiritual music, Komitas, etc.).
She was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR (1959-63) and USSR (1966-74). She was awarded State prizes of USSR (1951), RA (1965), as well as the order of Mesrop Mashtots (1997).
Source - «Who is who. The Armenians» encyclopedia, volume 1, chief editor Hovh. Ayvazyan, Yerevan, 2007, p. 2007 (in Armenian).
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