Yeghishe Manucharyan

Armenian American tenor Yeghishe Manucharyan is an acclaimed interpreter of Italian, French, and Russian operatic repertoire. Manucharyan made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2011 singing Eustazio in Armida, opposite Renée Fleming. Highlights of his recent performing schedule include singing Lensky in Eugene Onegin with Opera Carolina and Tulsa Opera; Alfredo in La Traviata with Opera North; Eduardo in Un giorno di Regno with Odyssey Opera; Rodolfo in La bohème with Tulsa and Eugene Operas; and Ivan Lykov in Tsar’s Bride with the Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall. He made his New York City Opera debut as Nadir in The Pearl Fishers, followed by Ottavio in Don Giovanni. An acclaimed specialist in the bel canto repertoire, Manucharyan has sung Riccardo in Donizetti’s Maria di Rohan at Wexford Festival; Leicester in Donizetti’s Maria Stuarta with San Diego Opera; Rodrigo in Rossini’s La donna del lago with the Minnesota Opera; Count Almaviva in Rossini’s Barber of Seville with Toledo Opera; the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto with the Baltimore Opera; and Percy in Anna Bollena with Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall. He performed the role of Argirio in Rossini’s Tancredi at Wexford Festival, Opera Boston, and Warsaw Grand Opera alongside Ewa Podlis. Highly in demand as a concert soloist, Manucharyan is known for his interpretation of Verdi’s Requiem, which he performed with the Charlotte and Dallas symphony orchestras, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and Boston University Orchestra and Chorus at Symphony Hall, among others. He is also in demand as a soloist in Berlioz’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Missa solemnis. Manucharyan holds a bachelor of music from Tchaikovsky Central Music School, a master’s degree from Komitas State Conservatory, and an artist’s diploma from Boston University’s Opera Institute.