Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian
Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian hails from Canada but is of Armenian descent. The documentary A Long Journey Home chronicles her first visit to Armenia and became the springboard for her new CD and current tour (coming to Jordan Hall this Sunday), focusing (though not exclusively) on the music of Armenian composer Gomidas Vartabed (see earlier post). The Boston Globe's David Weininger spoke with Bayrakdarian for his article in today's edition. Here's a snippet:
"Bayrakdarian, who lives in Toronto, was born in Lebanon to parents
of Armenian heritage, and grew up singing many of the songs on the
recording. Most opera roles require a singer to step inside a
character; here, the identification is deep and immediate.
'This
one is quite, quite special,' she says by phone from California. 'Other
[projects] come from my heart. When I sing these songs, it just comes
from my soul.'"
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