Hasmik Papian

She was born in Yerevan. She graduated from the violin department and then from the opera singing department of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. She was invited to the opera houses of Bonn and Düsseldorf as a soloist. She has taken part in many world-famous opera festivals. In 2006 she released a digital disc of 36 songs by Komitas, including the nine songs written to German poetry. In 2004 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Armenia, and in 2005 the Order of Saint Sahak and Saint Mesrop of the Armenian Church. She lives in Vienna.