Breaking: Armenians fire US music director

Breaking: Armenians fire US music director

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norman lebrecht

March 29, 2019

Constantine Orbelian is no longer General Director and Artistic Director of Yerevan Opera.

The American conductor was sacked by the acting culture minister after budget disagreements.

Orbelian is a well-connected musician who made numerous recordings with the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky. He had been in charge in Yerevan for less than three years.

 

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