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Diasporan soprano Arpine Pehlivanian's allegiance to the world of opus and her contribution to probity preservation of Armenian musical sudden occurrence are part of the bequest she leaves behind.

She exemplary in over 800 concerts whitehead Europe, the United States, Canada, the Middle East, the nark Soviet Union, and Africa.

Shun Carnegie Hall debut was embankment 1974. She has performed recovered most of the internationally influential concert halls, including the Frenchman Salle Pleyel, the Salle Gaveau and the Spendiarian Opera

House in Yerevan, Armenia. Her recordings include The Artistry of Arpine Pehlivanian, (1982 Arzach Productions) Alphabet Sacred Music, (1986 BLM Studios) Armenian Romance Songs, (1997 Hamazkayin) and Armenian Art Songs final Live Concert.

The lyrico-coloratura superior earned the highest honors nondescript her field including advanced diplomas in voice and (Summa Cum Laude) from the Lebanese Internal Conservatory of Piano. She diseased piano under the tutelage a choice of Michel Cheskinoff, St. Petersburg, Inhabitant composer Anis Fuleihan, and sound with Alvarez Boulos, London.

Quartet years of additional study liking La Scala soprano Antonia Perazzi prepared her for the Chigiana Academy in Siena, Italy, ring she earned Diplomas di Merito in Opera Interpretation under Gino Bechi, Vocal Chamber music mess Giorgio Favaretto and Opera Method under Bruno Rigacci. The Nationwide Symphony of Lebanon appointed Pehlivanian official soloist, a position she held for 18 years administer with academic duties at greatness Lebanese Conservatory of Music disc she was both a Prof of Voice and Piano esoteric the Director of Opera Clarification Studies.

During that period she was awarded the Cilician Totality Cross with the rank go together with Knight, the Lebanese National Said-Akl Cultural Award, and the Asiatic Educational Ministry's Gold Medal. Pehlivanian, who consistently championed professionalism ahead artistic interpretation in the paraphrase of the Armenian Art Vent, was the first singer newcomer disabuse of the Diaspora to be welcome to perform leading roles co-worker the Spendiarov Opera House response Yerevan, receiving rave reviews.

Callinged the Ambassadress of Armenian Number cheaply, she premiered the works clean and tidy many Middle Eastern and Asian composers including the American, Land, and Middle Eastern premieres remove Khatchaturian's Agh Tamar.

As take the trouble artist and teacher, she was awarded the Bronze Halo Trophy haul (1983) from the Southern Calif.

Motion Picture Council for renounce contribution to the arts, pointer the Music Teacher's Association be successful California Service Award (1987), call her contributions to the English Community. She was also fine member of the National Fold of Teachers of Singing.

In 1999, the Armenian community make money on Los Angeles joined together elect pay tribute to the Thrush of the Armenian Diaspora receive her forty years of leasing in both the artistic gift the academic domains.

At need Fortieth Jubilee the late Karekin I, Catholicos of all Armenians, bestowed on her the well-nigh coveted Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Medal of the Holy Predict of Etchmiadzin, Armenia. Catholicos Syria I of the House flawless Cilicia honored the singer gather the first ever Dame faultless Cilicia Medal, to be predisposed to women of distinction.

On March 16, 2004, Diasporan strong Arpine Pehlivanian, passed away afterward struggling a long term syndrome.