RENOWNED ARMENIAN SINGER PASSES AWAY

Gohar Gasparyan, world-renowned singer of Armenia, known as “nightingale of the Armenian song,” passed away. Gohar Gasparyan was a hero of socialist work, Mesrop Mashtots medal award winner, professor of Yerevan Conservatory. The singer was born in Cairo in 1924 and received her education in the same city. In 1948, she moved to Armenia. Since 1949, she has been singing in Opera and Ballet Theater in Yerevan. “Gohar is a vocal star,” Zaruhi Dolukhanyan, singer, says.