Gevorg Hakobyan, born in Metsamor (Armenia), graduated in 2004 at the Yerevan Conservatory under the guidance of Sergey Danielyan. He was finalist at the “A. Isahakian Republic” Vocal Competition (2000). Since 2003, he is a soloist with the Yerevan Opera Theater, where he has performed in several productions including Aleko, Arshak II and Iolanta, to name only a few.

He participated in several oratorios performed at the John Smith Hall in London in 2007 and the same year he was awarded a special prize for the achievements in classical music performances by the President of the Republic of Armenia. In 2008, he won the First Prize and Gold Medal at the “First International Pavel Lisitsian Baritone” Competition.

Mr. Hakobyan is frequently invited to the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, where he has already performed: Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitež (Fiodor); Evgenij Onegin (title role); Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci; Porrino’s I Shardana (Norace).

He also performed Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Mikhailovskij Theatre in St. Petersburg; Madama Butterfly (Sharpless) in Valencia and Kiel; Cavalleria Rusticana in Valencia, under the baton of Lorin Maazel, and in Mumbai; Aida (Amonasro) in Armenia, at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, in St. Petersburg and in Mumbai; Nabucco (title role) in Kiel and in Kazan; Carmen in Kazan. He recently returned to Valencia as Paolo Albiani in Simon Boccanegra beside Placido Domingo, under the baton of Evelino Pidò. He also made his debut as Carlo Gérard in Andrea Chénier in Kiel.

Recent engagements include: Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki (Bes) at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari; Tosca in St. Petersburg, Kiel, Rome, Bologna, Turin, Lille, Madrid and Amsterdam; Simon Boccanegra (Paolo Albiani) with the Regio di Torino on tour in Hong Kong; Nabucco in the Circuito Marchigiano and in Caracalla; Pique Dame in Stuttgart, Moscow and Barcelona; Andrea Chenier (Mathieu) in Rome; Cavalleria Rusticana in Rome, Palermo and Genoa; Tosca and Iolanta in Valencia;Tsar’s bride, Iolanta, Tosca and Mazepa at the Bolshoi in Moscow; Otello in Lisbon; La Forza del destino and Aida in Frankfurt; Aida in Turin and Madrid.

Upcoming engagements in Italy include: Madama Butterfly and Aida at the Arena di Verona; Il Tabarro at the Filarmonico in Verona and The fiery Angel at the Petruzzelli in Bari.