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From the Armenian Archive: Anahit Nersisyan and Ruben Asatryan

An archived Armenian-language announcement documents a program featuring Anahit Nersisyan with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra at Yerevan’s Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.

The announced artists and program

The listing identifies Nersisyan as a soprano based in the United States and names Ruben Asatryan as conductor. Levon Javadyan is also credited as concertmaster. The announced repertoire brings together Armenian and Western European composers.

The ticket archive gives November 10 at 7 p.m. as the scheduled date and time, but its accessible text does not state the year. This entry therefore preserves the program information without assigning an unverified year or treating an old announcement as a current engagement.

Reading a program across languages

Armenian sources can preserve details that an English biography leaves out. Here, the useful information is specific: the singer’s role, the orchestra, the conductor, and the venue. Together, they identify a particular announced collaboration.

These details also help distinguish the soprano from other musicians with similar names. Matching an artist’s profession and collaborators is more reliable than relying on a name alone.

Continue with the music

The Videos page offers a separate collection of available performances. For present-day professional enquiries, use the Booking page. The source linked below is retained for historical reference, not current ticket purchases.

Sources and further reading

Tomsarkgh: original Armenian-language concert listing.

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