Lucine Amara

Born in the city of Hartford, USA. At an early age she moved to San Francisco, where she studied at a music school and in 1945-46 sang in the San Francisco Opera chorus. In 1947 she continued her studies at the Music Academy of the West, and then at the University of Southern California. In 1948 she won first prize at a music competition in Los Angeles. In 1940-49 she also sang in the Armenian church in San Francisco. In 1950 she joined the Metropolitan Opera in New York as a soloist. In 1965 and 1991 she performed in Yerevan in the role of Aida.