Constantine Orbelian sacked as Yerevan Opera Theater chief

Constantine Orbelian has been fired as Director of the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan in Yerevan, spokesperson for the Opera House Vahagn Zakaryan told Panorama.am.

The dismissal was ordered by Armenia’s Acting Minister of Culture Nazeni Gharibyan on March 28.

Orbelian was appointed Artistic Director of the Yerevan Opera Theater in 2016. A year later, he also started serving as General Director of the Opera House by an order of then Minister of Culture Armen Amiryan.