Renato's Aria (from "Masked Ball" Opera)

Pavel Lisitsian was born in Vladikavkaz. He finished N. Rimsky-Korsakov Music School in Leningrad, from 1930 to 1932s studied at Leningrad Music School, from 1932 – 1935 at Leningrad Conservatory. In 1960 Graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas. Since 1933 was a soloist of the Leningrad First Youth Opera House, from 1935 to 1937 - Soloist of the Leningrad Mikhailovsky Theatre, from 1937 to 1940 and 1941to 1943 Yerevan Opera and Ballet Theatre, in 1940 and 1944 to 1966 soloist of Moscow Bolshoi Theatre. He performed for the soldiers during the war and received USSR state prizes. Pavel Lisitsian performed in numerous operas and sang romances of soviet and Armenian composers. He was the first of soviet singers who performed in Metropolitan Opera of New York. He had concerts in Iran, Sweden, Dania, India, USA, Japan and in other countries. From 1967 to 1973 taught at Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (since 1969 - Head of the Department, since 1970 - Professor), later at Moscow State Philharmonic and Bolshoi Theatre. Together with Zaruhi Dolukhanyan directed the USSR International Song School. Pavel Lisitsian received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor and a number of medals. From 1939 received Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR, from 1956 - People's Artist of the USSR. He died in Moscow and was buried in the Armenian cemetery in Moscow.