His “bel canto” has a wonderfully easy flow with brilliant, sweet, high notes, and “tenor sobs”. The colour with which he uses it makes people hold their breath”
Armenian Tenor Liparit Avetisyan in talk after his role debut as Vaudemont in Iolanta, Berlin
A theatre is like a temple for me, a sacred place where I can touch and get closer to the greatness, as we the artists, every evening, after another life lived on stage, leave a piece of our soul there… Therefore, of course, historical scenes always carry some other energy for me. And thank God, there are a lot of them around the world, so there are also a lot of favouritetheatres.
Verdi’s Rigoletto on DVD (2021)
Rigoletto is the sharp-tongued buffoon of the Duke of Mantua, himself a notorious womanizer. An epic story of betrayal, revenge and, above all, love follows.
Director Oliver Mears turns Verdi’s masterpiece into a modern-day drama about morality, pitting might against innocence in a decadent world of corruption and depravity. Antonio Pappano conducts a dazzling cast with Carlos Alvarez, Liparit Avetisyan, Lisette Oropesa, Brindley Sherratt and Ramona Zaharia. Orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent.
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