The remarkable Canadian-Armenian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and pianist Serouj Kradjian are the featured artists at the next Coast Recital Society (CRS) concert, this Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2:30 p.m. at the Raven's Cry Theatre.
There will be a pre-concert chat at 1:30.
Bayrakdarian possesses a soprano voice that combines lyricism with remarkable dramatic instincts. Natural, warm, genuine, radiant and captivating are words that are commonly used to describe the voice and artistry of this wonderful singer. Accompanied at the piano by her husband, the distinguished pianist Serouj Kradjian, Isabel Bayrakdarian will perform a program that includes music by Liszt, Berlioz, Rossini, Gardel and Obradors, as well as folk songs by the 20th-century Armenian composer Father Gomidas.
"Isabel Bayrakdarian is a dazzling singer, with a truly magnetic presence on stage," said CRS artistic director Frances Heinsheimer Wainwright. "Her husband Serouj Kradjian's superb pianism is the perfect complement to Bayrakdarian's artistry. Everyone at the CRS is thrilled to welcome these exceptional artists to our series, for what we know will be a memorable concert event."
Born in Lebanon of proud Armenian heritage, Bayrakdarian moved with her family to Toronto as a teenager. Since winning first prize at the 2000 Operalia International Opera Competition[2], founded by Plácido Domingo, she has appeared in opera performances around the world, notably the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, La Scala, Opéra National de Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Salzburg Festival, Dresden Semperoper, Bavarian State Opera, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera and the Canadian Opera Company, among others.
In 2006, Bayrakdarian and Kradjian won a Juno Award for their recording of songs by Pauline Viardot.
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