¨Arshak II¨ (Part I) - Barseg Tumanyan - Erevan - 19/07/2018

¨Arshak II¨ opera. Composer: Tigran Chukhadjian Live at the ¨Opera and ballet theater of Armenia¨ Erevan 19/07/2018. The performance was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of this opera. Visit Barseg Tumanyan's fan page   / barseg   Cast: Arshak II: Barseg Tumanyan Olimpia: Anahit Mkhitaryan Parandzem: Varsenik Avanyan Tirit: Sargis Aghamalyan Nersess, Catholicos: Boghos Biazbekian Vasak Sparapet: Zohrab Zohrabyan Spandart: Gevorg Maghakyan Drasdamat: Tigran Koninyan Conducted by Harutyun Arzumanian. Visit Barseg Tumanyan's fan page   / barseg   ¨Arshak II¨ is the first Armenian classical opera, written by Tigran Chukhadjian and T. Terzian in 1868. Its libretto, a lyrical tragedy in Armenian and Italian, is based on historical reports about King Arsaces II (Arshak II), written by Movses Khorenatsi and Pavstos Buzand.