Artavazd Zakaryan

The Armenian tenor Artavazd Zakaryan initially studied theology on the Sevan Peninsula in Armenia. He then studied singing with Gayane Geghamyan and Gegham Grigoryan at the State Conservatoire in Yerevan, Armenia. He subsequently completed his Master’s degree in classical singing at the State University of Music in Bucharest, Romania.

Following his studies, he took up engagements as a soloist at the Brașov State Opera in Romania and at the Yerevan State Opera in Armenia. As a much sought-after concert singer, he has performed at venues including the Romanian Parliament and the Canadian Embassy in Romania. In 2005, he released a CD featuring sacred songs, opera arias and Armenian folk music. In 2009, Artavazd Zakaryan reached the semi-finals of the ‘Turandot’ International Singing Competition in Verona. He also took part in the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna. Furthermore, he is a scholarship holder of the German Goethe-Institut and the Richard Wagner Scholarship Foundation.

Artavazd Zakaryan has been a member of the opera choir at the Musiktheater im Revier since 2007.