A murit David Ohanesian
Baritonul David Ohanesian a incetat din viata duminica seara, la varsta de 80 de ani. Ohanesian a studiat si a activat in primii ani in Cluj-Napoca, iar apoi s-a mutat in Bucuresti. Au urmat apoi ani in care a cantat pe marile scene ale lumii alaturi de Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Leontyne Price sau Brigitt Nilsson. Cel mai vestit rol interpretat de el a fost cel al lui Oedip, din opera cu acelasi nume compusa de George Enescu.
Trupul neinsufletit al lui Ohanesian a fost depus marti in Foaierul Operei Nationale / Foto: Hotews.ro
Potrivit NewsIn, celebrul bariton a absolvit Academia de muzica “Gheorghe Dima” din Cluj in 1953 si a primit diploma Conservatorului “C. Porumbescu” din Bucuresti in 1963. In cariera sa a cantat pe cele mai mari scene ale lumii, alaturi de artisti precum Placido Domingo, Leontyne Price, Birgitt Nilsson sau Arta Florescu.
A fost prim solist al Operei Romane din Cluj intre 1950 si 1958, iar din 1977 a devenit prim solist al Operei Romane din Bucuresti. A fost artist invitat la Opera din Hamburg intre 1968 si 1977, unde i-a avut ca parteneri de scena, printre altii, pe Luciano Pavarotti sau Montserrat Caballe.
A realizat peste 2.000 de spectacole de opera si mai mult de 40 de roluri, dintre care memorabil romane cel al lui Oedip, din opera "Oedip" de George Enescu, pe care l-a interpretat pe scene de la Paris, Atena, Berlin, Sofia, Stockholm, Moscova sau Lausanne.
Ohanesian a fost decorat cu Steaua Romaniei in grad de Comandor, a fost Doctor Honoris Causa al Universitatilor “Gh. Dima” din Cluj-Napoca, “George Enescu” din Iasi si “Babes-Boyai” din Cluj-Napoca.
HotNews.ro, B. Blagu, 01 oct 2007
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Another living legend of the Romanian Opera died
The well-known baritone David Ohanesian will be placed in the hall of the Opera of Bucharest, and will be buried at the Armenian Cemetery.
published in issue 4031 page 16 at 2007-10-02
Bucharest - The famous Romanian baritone David Ohanesian has deceased on Sunday afternoon, at the age of 80, in his dwelling from Bucharest, will be buried on Wednesday in the Armenian Cemetery in Bucharest.
Today, his body will be deposed in the hall of the National Opera of Bucharest (ONB), as ONB representatives declared. According to these, David Ohanesian ceased to live on Sunday, at 15:00 o’clock, as a result of a heart attack, at the Universitary Hospital of Bucharest. He was 80 years old.
The body of the artist will be placed on Tuesday, from 12:00 to 17:00 o’clock, in the hall of the National Opera.
He will be buried on Wednesday, at 12:00, at the Armenian Cemetery, located on the Pantelimonului Highway.
Born on January 6, 1927, David Ohanesian was an impressive personality of the Romanian and the international lyrical stage, as part of the Golden Triad of the Greatest Romanian Baritones, along with Octav Enigarescu and Nicolae Herlea.
From 1950 to 1958, he was main soloist of the Romanian Opera of Cluj-Napoca, and afterwards, until 1977, he was main soloist of the Romanian Opera of Bucharest. During 1968-1977, he was an invited artist of the Opera of Hamburg, where he performed together with impressive names of the international lyrical art, such as Luciano Pavarotti and Monserrat Caballe. He is well-known as the most celebrated “Oedip” of the twentieth century, an opera he performed in for the first time in Romania, in 1958, during the first In 1999, the artist received the “Doctor Honoris Causa” title at the “Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy of Cluj-Napoca, and, a year later, he was awarded National Order of the Romanian Star. In November 2006, the baritone David Ohanesian received the “Doctor Honoris Causa” title of the “Ovidius” University from Constanta. David Ohanesian was distributed as “Oedip” in the homonymous opera composed by George Enescu in Paris, Athens, Berlin, Sofia, Stockholm, Moscow, Lausanne, Wiessbaden. His career included over 2000 performances.
Adrian Iorgulescu: “Oedip” performed by David Ohanesian is matchless
The Culture and Religious Denominations Minister, Adrian Iorgulescu, bemoaned on Monday the death of the celebrated baritone David Ohanesian, expressing his opinion that the role Oedip from the homonymous opera of George Enescu, performed by the artist who has recently deceased, is matchless. “It is an enormous loss for the Romanian culture and music, as, beyond his human qualities, his warmth anh honesty - even when being uncomfortable, his voice was one of the most famous and most easily recognizable from the last century”, Iorgulescu said. The Culture Minister also praised the acting skills of the great artist who, on the stage of the National Opera or international tours, deeply entered the characters he was playing, and identified himself with Oedip, which is “matchless”, as performed by David Ohanesian.
by George Grigoriu
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