GARBIS ZOBIAN (KASTEMUNI, TURKEY, MAY 24, 1915 – NEW
YORK, USA, SEPTEMBER 20, 2002)
Zobian, of Armenian origin,
experienced significant hardship during the great persecution of the Armenian
minority in Turkey between 1914 and 1918, when he and his mother were detained
in a concentration camp. They managed to escape to Romania, where Zobian
continued his musical education after relocating from Galați to Bucharest in
1944. He graduated from the Bucharest Conservatory in 1948, studying under the
renowned Italian tenor Quarto Santarelli.
In 1949, Zobian joined the
Bucharest Opera as a soloist, where he had a distinguished career. He was
renowned for his Italian heroic repertoire, including roles such as Turiddu in
Cavalleria Rusticana, Canio in Pagliacci, Radames in Aida, Otello, Cavaradossi
in Tosca, José in Carmen, and Hermann in Pique Dame. His talent earned him
guest appearances at prestigious venues like the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and
the Kiev Opera House.
In 1968, Zobian emigrated from
Romania to Lebanon and later to the United States, settling in New York. He
returned to Romania in 1973 for his final concerts before retirement and made
one last visit in 1984 for the “Gloriile Operei” (Opera Glories) show.
TRACKLIST
Aida (Verdi) Già i sacerdoti
adunansi… Misero appien mi festi with Zenaida Pally Nicolae Teofănescu,
Orchestra Simfonică A Cinematografiei, RR
Aida (Verdi) La fatal pietra…
Morir si pura e bella… O terra addio with Zenaida Pally Mariinsky Theater,
Edouard Grikurov
Aida (Verdi) Se quel guerrier
io fossi… Celeste Aida with Vladimir Morozov Mariinsky Theater, Edouard Grikurov
Andrea Chenier (Giordano) Un
di all’azzurro Conductor Josef Bartl
Ballo in maschera (Verdi)
Forse la soglia attinse… Ma se m’e forza perderti Conductor František Škvor
Carmen (Bizet) La fleur que tu
m’avais jetée Conductor Josef Bartl
La Juive (Halevy) Rachel,
quand du seigneur Conductor Josef Bartl
Otello (Verdi) Dio! Mi potevi
scagliar Orchestra De Studio Radio, Constantin Bobescu
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