Amen Hayr Surb (Amen, Holy Father)

Araks Mansuryan was born in Beirut. In 1947, she returned to her homeland. She studied at the Romanos Melikyan Music School, in 1977 graduated from the Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory. In 1977-1992, she was a soloist of the Yerevan Opera and Ballet, and since 1992, a soloist of the Sydney Opera House. Araks Mansuryan has given solo concerts in Armenia and in a number of foreign countries, presented the works of European songwriters, Komitas, spiritual medieval songs, and works of Armenian songwriters. She lives in Sydney, Australia and is a soloist of the Sydney Opera House. She teaches at the Sydney Conservatory, introducing Armenian singing to foreigners. Thanks to her, the compositions of Komitas, Kanachyan, Melikyan, Spendiaryan and other Armenian musicians have been included in the repertoires of many young foreign singers. In 2015, Araks Mansuryan was awarded with the 1st degree medal "For Services to The Motherland"