This great tenor would have turned 70 today

This great tenor would have turned 70 today

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norman lebrecht

January 29, 2021

Gegam Grigorian, whose daughter Asmik is now Salzburg’s shining star, died five years ago after a rocky career that was complicated by Soviet interference. His gift was extraordinary and his charm infectious. He would have been 70 today.

An appreciation appears here on Basia Jaworski’s site.

Comments

  • batonbaton says:

    so true, Gegam was a great artist whose career was cruelly thwarted, his daughter Asmik is also very worth hearing. they both bring joy to my heart.

  • Ron says:

    too much vibrato

  • david tierney says:

    4 me the was. mario lanza

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