NINA MINASYAN

Armenian soprano, she became a soloist at the Yerevan Conservatory Opera Studio in 2010. Winner at the Tatevik Sazandaryan and Pavel Lisitsian singing competitions in 2011, she entered the programme for young artists at the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) and perfected her training under Elena Obraztsova, Evgeny Nesterenko, Lyubov Orfenova, Mzia Bachtouridze and Diane Zola. There, she sang roles such as Despina (Così fan tutte) and the Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte). Her wide repertoire includes Violetta (La traviata, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Dresden State Opera), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi, Opéra de Monte-Carlo), Adina (L’elisir d’amore, Teatro Regio di Parma) and Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège). Recently, she sang Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Zurich Opera House, Opéra Bastille and Bavarian State Opera), Gilda (Rigoletto, Vienna State Opera) and Violetta (Seiji Ozawa Academy of Music in Tokyo, Baluarte Foundation in Pamplona and Arena di Verona). This is her first collaboration with the Greek National Opera.