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Arax Mansourian
Արաքս Մանսուրյան
Born (1946-08-01) August 1, 1946 (age 80)
Beirut, Lebanon
Citizenship
  • Armenia
  • Australia
EducationKomitas State Conservatory of Yerevan
Occupations
  • Classical singer (soprano)
  • singing teacher
SpouseJacob Kiujian
Children2
Websitewww.arax-mansourian.com

Arax Mansourian (Armenian: Արաքս Մանսուրյան; born August 1, 1946) is an Armenian soprano classical singer. She has served as Professor at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan since 2015.[1] In 2015 she was awarded with the First Degree Medal of Armenia.[citation needed] In 2010, Mansourian was Awarded with the Medal of Komitas by the Ministry of the Diaspora.[citation needed]

Early life and education

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Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Arax Mansourian moved with her family to Armenia when she was still an infant, growing up there. She studied at the Romanos Meliqyan College of Music and later graduated from the Komitas State Conservatory, where she was the only performer of modern classical atonal music. During her studies she participated in festivals throughout Russia and elsewhere in the Soviet Union. Soon after graduation, she started to sing at the Yerevan State Opera.

Career

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After moving to Australia in the mid-1990s, she started her work with Opera Australia (OA). Her first role with OA was of Liu in Puccini's Turandot; Liu was followed by Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana in Melbourne (OA),[2] Sydney Opera House (OA) and Brisbane for Opera Queensland. Then came Tosca in Puccini's Tosca (Opera Queensland), Desdemona in Verdi's Otello (OA), Elisabeth de Valois in Verdi's Don Carlos, Fata Morgana in Prokofiev's Love for Three Oranges (OA Sydney), Katya in Janacek's Katya Kabanova (OA Sydney).

Personal life and other ventures

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Mansourian lives with her husband, Jacob Kiujian, in Sydney, Australia. She has two daughters. She teaches and gives vocal masterclasses. Since 2012, Mansourian has worked with the Donate Life children's charity in Armenia, organizing concerts with the proceeds going to the organization.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Arax Mansourian granted title of Honorary Professor of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory | Hayern Aysor". En.hayernaysor.am. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "InReview.702". Operanews.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015. Armenian Arax Mansourian is a natural Santuzza with real power...
  3. ↑ "A Benelovent Concert featuring Lisa Bell | Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra". Apo.am. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "International Soprano Arax Mansourian and Lisa Bell - Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia and Armenian Society of Los Angeles - Armenian Society of Los Angeles". Performingartslive.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Press conference of famous opera singer Arax Mansourian and her three Greek, Chinese and Australian students (photoset) - PanARMENIAN Photo". Panarmenian.net. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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