Hovhannes Ordanyan

Armenian tenor Hovhannes Ordanyan (*2001) is emerging as one of the promising young voices of his generation, combining a naturally lyrical tenor profile with a growing presence on the international competition and concert scene. His recent artistic development has been marked by a series of international competition successes, including the Grand Prix at the 2026 Romancadea Competition and the Grand Prix at the 2025 AGBU Discovering Talents Music Competition in Yerevan.

A particularly significant milestone in 2026 is his qualification for the final round of the 21st NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition in Gütersloh in October 2026. Selected from more than 1,100 applications representing 69 countries, Ordanyan is among the 41 young singers invited to the final round. He was also selected as a competitor for the 2026 Eva Marton International Singing Competition in Budapest.

Ordanyan is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Vocal Performance at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, where he studies with Prof. Gayane Geghamyan, having previously completed his Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance at the same institution. Alongside his formal studies, he has continued to develop his artistic and vocal skills through masterclasses with Adrian Kelly, Christoph Böhmke and Gianluca Marcianò in 2025, followed by further work with Franziska M. Kaiser, Nora Sourouzian, Boris Ignatov and Jane Irwin in 2026.

His operatic experience includes Gherardo in Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with Yerevan Opera Studio and his developing repertoire encompasses Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Rodolfo in La bohème, Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Werther in Massenet’s Werther. He has also worked on excerpts and scenes from Carmen, Roméo et Juliette, Idomeneo, Così fan tutte and L’Arlésienne.

His concert work has included appearances with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra under Iaroslav Bychkov. Further recent engagements include performances at the Komitas Chamber Music House and the 2026 concert featuring soloists of the Hover State Chamber Choir.

His concert repertoire includes Bach’s Deposuit from the Magnificat, Schubert’s Magnificat in C major and Liszt’s First Sonnet of Petrarch, “Pace non trovo”. With his developing lyric-tenor repertoire and growing experience in opera, concert and international competitions, Hovhannes Ordanyan is establishing himself as a promising young tenor with a particular affinity for the Mozartian, Italian and French repertoire.