Salbi's Aria (from"Gikor" Opera)

Varduhi Khachatryan was born in Leninakan (present day Gyumri). She went to Olginyan secondary school. Varduhi entered university the Vocal Department of Leninakan Music College in 1942 and moved to Yerevan in 1945. She studied at the Vocal Departments of R. Melikian’s Music College and Yerevan State Conservatory between1945 to 1949. Varduhi taught at Yerevan State Conservatory (Professor). She worked at Tatul Altunyan’s capella from 1947 to 1950. Varduhi Khachatryan received a number of awards and diplomas and had concerts in different cities around the world. In 1982 she awarded the title of People’s Artist of Armenia. Khachatryan died in Yerevan.