Asmik Grigorian

Asmik Grigorian studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art. The recorded working language is Lithuanian. The field of work recorded is opera, singing and soprano. Employment is recorded with Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Graz Opera and Cologne Opera. Distinctions recorded are Khorenatsi medal, International Opera Award and Order for Merits to Lithuania.

• Name — Asmik Grigorian • Born — 12 May 1981 • Birthplace — Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Opera singer (soprano) • Spouse — Vasily Barkhatov • Children — 2 • Mother — Irena Milkevičiūtė • Father — Gegham Grigoryan • Website — https: www.asmik-grigorian.com/

In 1999, Asmik Grigorian graduated from National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in Vilnius. She studied music at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and graduated from it with a master's degree in 2006. Grigorian made her operatic debut in Christiansand (Norway) in 2004 as Donna Anna directed by Jonathan Miller, in 2005 she made her Lithuanian debut as Violetta also directed by Jonathan Miller, and in 2006 she became one of the founding members of Vilnius City Opera, singing in Puccini's La bohème (Mimi and Musetta), Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (Nedda), Verdi's Il trovatore, Puccini's Manon Lescaut, Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin, Sweeney Todd, and Massenet's Werther. Grigorian later performed at the Latvian National Opera (in 2005 under the direction of Andres Jaegers) and the Mariinsky Theater, performing in Puccini's Il Trittico, Verdi's Otello, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Prokofiev's The Gambler, and Dvorak's Rusalka. She is the recipient of the highest Lithuanian theatre award, the Golden Stage Cross [lt], in 2005 and 2010.[1][2] Since 2011, Grigorian has performed in various opera houses on the international stage. She was noted in operas such as Tchaikovsky's Nastasya in The Enchantress at the Theater an der Wien in September 2014 and as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin at the Komische Oper Berlin in 2016.[3] In May 2016, Grigorian was honoured at the International Opera Awards in London as the Best Newcomer ("Young Female Singer").[6] In December 2016 she performed at the Royal Swedish Opera in the title role of Giordano's Fedora.[7][8] In her debut at the Salzburg Festival in August 2017, she sang the role of Marie in Alban Berg's Wozzeck to critical acclaim.[9][10] Rupert Christiansen of The Telegraph praised Grigorian as a "superb musician, with deep understanding of Bergian vocal style".[11] Grigorian made her Edinburgh International Festival debut in August 2019 when Komische Oper Berlin brought their production of Eugene Onegin to Edinburgh.[12] During the 2019/20 season, Asmik performed as Manon Lescaut at Oper Frankfurt, she also returned to her hometown of Vilnius where she performed as Polina in The Gambler. This role was reprised towards the end of her season at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. Performances of Bellini's Norma Elektra by Richard Strauss and Janacek's Jenůfa were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asmik began her 2020/21 season as Madama Butterfly at the Vienna State Opera and then at the Mariinsky Theatre, then later in the season at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She appeared as Lisa in Pique Dame at the Mariinsky Theatre, Dvorak's Rusalka at the Teatro Real in Madrid conducted by Ivor Bolton and the title role in Salome by Strauss at the Bolshoi Theatre conducted by Tugan Sokhiev. She performed as Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer at the Bayreuth Festival and in Elektra at the Salzburg Festival, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. Grigorian's 2021/22 season began with a house and role debut at the Royal Opera House in a new production of Jenůfa conducted by Henrik Nánási. In concert, she performed as part of the Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung Gala at the Berlin State Opera, and as Marie in Drei Bruchstücke aus Wozzeck at the Teatro del Maggio and the Elbphilharmonie. At the Vienna State Opera, Asmik performs as Manon Lescaut. She went on a European tour with pianist Lukas Geniusas in support of their recently released album, Dissonance. Asmik returned to the Salzburg Festival to perform the three leading roles in a new production of Puccini's Il Trittico, directed by Christof Loy.[13] Asmik commenced the 2022/23 season with a continuation of her album recital tour with pianist Lukas Geniusas.[14] She returned to two of her signature title-roles this season, firstly, in Rusalka at the Dvořák Prague festival[16] and then at the Royal Opera House and secondly, in Jenůfa at the Wiener Staatsoper.[17] Grigorian later appeared in the title-role of The Enchantress[18] and as Manon Lescaut at Oper Frankfurt.[19] She also made her Japanese debut as the title-role in Salome with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.[20] To end her season, Grigorian returned to the Salzburger Festspiele where she made her role debut as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth.[21] Her 2023/24 season began with Madama Butterfly, in which she made her house debut at Arena di Verona..[22] In December 2023, she made her debut in Turandot at the Wiener Staatsoper opposite Jonas Kaufmann in a new staging by Claus Guth.[23] On May 11, 2024, she sang Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly on her first Metropolitan Opera Live in HD transmission. Her second Met Live in HD was as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin[24] in May 2026. Grigorian's 2025/26 season opened with a return to the role of Desademona in Otello at Teatro Real Madrid, followed by revivals of her performances as Salome in Dmitri Tcherniakov's production at the Hamburg State Opera and as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer at Opéra de Monte-Carlo. In January 2026, she appeared as Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly at Deutsche Oper Berlin, before returning to the Bayerische Staatsoper for performances of Salome and Macbeth. Later in the season, she sang the title role in Manon Lescaut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Tatiana in Eugene Onegin at both the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera. Grigorian reunited with pianist Lukas Geniusas for recital appearances at the Berlin State Opera, Megaron Hall in Athens, Opernhaus Zürich, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Musikverein für Steiermark in Graz, and the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Her concert engagements included Strauss's Vier letzte Lieder with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Verdi's Requiem with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst. She also reviver her theatriccal concert Una Diva Is Born with pianist and composer Hyung-ki Joo at the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna State Opera.[25] Grigorian is the official ambassador for the Rimantas Kaukenas Charity.[26]

Asmik Grigorian is the daughter of the Armenian tenor Gegham Grigoryan (1951–2016) and the Lithuanian soprano Irena Milkevičiūtė (b. 1947), LMTA professor. Her parents performed the leads in Madama Butterfly together at the Metropolitan Opera while Milkevičiūtė was pregnant with Asmik.[27] Grigorian is married to operatic director Vasily Barkhatov.[28] She has two children, one son and one daughter.[29] Grigorian also has three brothers, Irvidas Česaitis, Vartan Grigorian, who is a conductor, and Tigran Grigorian.[30]

• Role — Opera/Musical — Venue — Date • Marie — Wozzeck — Salzburg Festival — 2017 • Mrs. Lovett — Sweeney Todd — Vilnius City Opera[31] — 2017 • Salome — Salome — Bolshoi Theatre[32] Salzburg Festival — February 2022 2018 • Tatiana — Eugene Onegin — Vienna State Opera[33] Komische Oper Berlin — October 2021 2016, 2019 • Jenůfa — Jenůfa — Berlin State Opera[34] Royal Opera House — May 2022 September 2021 • Manon Lescaut — Manon Lescaut — Vienna State Opera — February 2022 • Liza — Pique Dame — La Scala — February 2022 • Cio-Cio San — Madama Butterfly — Royal Swedish Opera Deutsche Oper Berlin Metropolitan Opera — November 2021 May 2021 April 2024 • Fedora — Fedora — Oper Frankfurt[35] — May 2022 • Rusalka — Rusalka — Royal Opera House Teatro Real[36] — April 2022 2020 • Nastasya — The Enchantress — Theater an der Wien — September 2014 • Chrysothemis — Elektra — Salzburg Festival — July 2021 • Senta — Der Fliegende Holländer — Bayreuth Festival — July 2021 • Polina — The Gambler — Lithuanian National Opera[37] — March 2021 • Turandot — Turandot — Vienna State Opera — December 2023 • Lady Macbeth — Macbeth — Salzburg Festival — July 2023 • Norma — Norma — Theater an der Wien, Vienna — February 2025 • Giorgetta — Il tabarro — Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Salzburg Festival Opéra national de Paris — 2015-2016 July, August 2022 April, May 2025 • Suor Angelica — Suor Angelica — Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Salzburg Festival Opéra national de Paris — 2015-2016 July, August 2022 April, May 2025 • Lauretta — Gianni Schicchi — Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Salzburg Festival Opéra national de Paris — 2015-2016 July, August 2022 April, May 2025 • Desdemona — Otello — Wiener Staatsoper Teatro Real, Madrid — November 2024 September 2025

• Role — Opera/Musical • Argie — Les Paladins • Violetta — La Traviata • Mimi Musetta — La bohème • Charlotte — Werther • Johanna Barker — Sweeney Todd • Susanna Contessa — Le Nozze di Figaro • Alcina — Alcina • Armida — Rinaldo • Leonora — Il Trovatore • Micaëla — Carmen • Nedda — Pagliacci • Mariya — Mazepa • Donna Anna Donna Elvira — Don Giovanni • Pamina Papagena — Die Zauberflöte • Anoush — Anoush • "Elle" — La voix humaine • Mary Magdalene — Jesus Christ Superstar • Esmeralda — Notre-Dame de Paris

• With Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Dmitri Hvorostovsky Sings of War, Peace, Love and Sorrow, as duet partner in War and Peace by Sergey Prokofiev and The Demon by Anton Rubinstein. Delos International, 2016 • Dissonance, Asmik Grigorian & Lukas Geniusas, Alpha Classics, 25 March 2022.

• 2019: Strauss – Salome (Julian Pregardien, Asmik Grigorian, John Daszak, Romeo Castellucci, Anna Maria Chiuri, Gabor Bretz) • 2021: Strauss – Elektra (Ausrine Stundyte, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Asmik Grigorian, Michael Laurenz, Franz Welser-Möst) • 2021: Dvořák – Rusalka (Asmik Grigorian, Eric Cutler, Karita Mattila, Katarina Dalayman, Ivor Bolton) • 2022: Wagner – Der fliegende Holländer (Georg Zeppenfeld, Asmik Grigorian, Eric Cutler, John Lundgren, Oksana Lyniv, Dmitri Tcherniakov)[41] • 2023: Puccini – Il Trittico (Alexey Neklyudov, Roman Burdenko, Joshua Guerrero, Karita Mattila, Giulia Semenzato, Franz Welser-Möst, Christof Loy)[42] • 2024: Dvořák – Rusalka (David Butt Philip, Matthew Rose, Emma Bell, Sarah Connolly, Ross Ramgobin, Hongni Wu, Semyon Bychkov, Ann Yee, Natalie Abrahami)[43] • 2024: Verdi – Macbeth (Vladislav Sulimsky, Tareq Nazmi, Caterina Piva, Jonathan Tetelman, Evan Leroy Johnson, Aleksei Kulagin, Grisha Martirosyan, Hovhannes Karapetyan, Philippe Jordan)[44] • 2025: Bellini – Norma (Asmik Grigorian as Norma, Freddie De Tommaso as Pollione, Aigul Akhmetshina as Adalgisa), Theater an der Wien, Vienna Symphony, conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta[45] • 2026: Bizet - Carmen (Asmik Grigorian as Carmen), Salzburg Festival[46]

Asmik Grigorian is recorded with the occupation opera singer. Recorded as having studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art.