Elen Yeghiazaryan

Armenian dramatic soprano Elen Yeghiazaryan is one of the most promising young voices of her generation. A youthful dramatic soprano with a powerful, richly coloured voice, she commands a repertoire that encompasses the major roles of the demanding Italian dramatic repertoire, including Aida, Abigaille in Nabucco, Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, Leonora in La forza del destino and Il trovatore, as well as Desdemona in Otello, alongside such roles as Turandot, Tosca and Manon Lescaut.

Yeghiazaryan has performed at leading opera houses and concert venues including the Mariinsky Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre, Armenian National Opera and the Krasnoyarsk Opera House, as well as the Mariinsky Concert Hall, Zaryadye Hall and Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Her recent engagements include Turandot at the Mariinsky Theatre and Aida at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow, following performances of Turandot and Aida at the Armenian National Opera.

In 2025, Yeghiazaryan was selected as a semi-finalist in both the Opera and Zarzuela categories of Operalia in Sofia. At the same time, she was awarded Third Prize and four special prizes at the Hibla Gerzmava International Competition in Moscow. Further distinctions include a Special Prize at the Opera Golden Voice Competition in Batumi, the Laureate title and two special prizes at the Sobinov Festival-Competition in Yaroslavl, and Second Prize at the Vyatskoye Competition.

Her 2026 season includes further performances of Aida at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre, a Mozart Gala at the Armenian National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Hibla Gerzmava invites… concert tour in Russia.

Yeghiazaryan studied at the Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas, where she completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, and subsequently received advanced training in the Young Artists Opera Program of the Armenian National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre under L. Javadyan. Her artistic development has also been shaped by masterclasses with Montserrat Caballé, Nelly Miricioiu and Vladimir Chernov.enor with a particular affinity for the Mozartian, Italian and French repertoire.

Madama Butterfly: Tu, tu, piccolo iddio!

Turandot: In questa reggia

La forza del destino: Pace mio dio

Pique Dame: Aria Lisa

Don Carlo: Tu che le vanità