Anush Hovhannisyan

Described by Opera Now as “the future of opera” British-Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan began her career as a member of the prestigious Jette Parker Artists Programme at The Royal Opera House Covent Garden. She was named The Times “Face to Watch in Opera” and recognised by Opernwelt as one of the year’s outstanding artists, alongside a nomination for the International Opera Awards.

She is the winner of First and Public Prizes, as well as the Deutsche Grammophon and Royal Danish Opera Special Prizes at the Stella Maris Competition, the 2st prizewinnner at Ernst Haefliger International Swiss Competition, and a finalist at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017.

Anush’s signature role of Violetta (La traviata) has taken her to the greatest theatres in the world. From Royal Opera Covent Garden to the Royal Danish Opera and everything in between. Recently she returned to Covent Garden as Musetta (La bohème), made her debut as Mimì (La bohème) and Hélène (Les vêpres siciliennes) with Welsh National Opera. Her repertoire includes title Tatjana (Eugene Onegin), Leonora (Oberto), Lucrezia (I due Foscari), Liza (The Queen of Spades), the title role of Káťa Kabanová among others.

She has worked with leading conductors including Semyon Bychkov, Sir Antonio Pappano, Edward Gardner, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nicola Luisotti, Dan Ettinger, Daniel Oren and in prestigious theatres such as Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Royal Danish Opera, Israeli Opera, The Grange Festival, Opera Holland Park, Opéra National de Paris etc.

Her recordings include Khovanshchina (BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Radio 3), Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14 (BBC Radio 3), Decades – A Century of Song (Vivat), and Rimsky-Korsakov Romances (Stone Records, Sunday Times “Album of the Week”). She also appears on Decca’s complete Scriabin anthology and Opus Arte’s Woolf Works DVD with The Royal Ballet.

A committed advocate for young singers, Anush the Founder and Artistic Director of the Armenian Opera Workshop.

La Boheme
Act 3 duet Mimi & Marcello

La Boheme
Addio, senza rancor

Liszt
Pace non trovo / Tre sonetti di Petrarca