Organization

Singer

Baritone

Aris Nadirian

Davit Bek

Mezzo-soprano

Anaïs Heghoyan

Tamar

Tenor

Tigran Ohanyan

Shahumyan

Soprano

Tereza Gevorgyan

Shushan

Vahé Begoyan

Santoor

Grigor Abrahamyan

Melik

Aramayis Almastyan

King Vakhtang

Andranik Malkhasyan

Catholicos

Armen Grigoryan

Khan

Mergelos Amirkhanyan

Ahmed

Conductor

Levon Parikian

Stage director

Seta White

Set designer

Gabriella Ingram

Choreographer

Arsen Zakarian

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Edmund Sutton

London Armenian Opera

London

United Kingdom

RCM Britten Theatre

Davit Bek Tigranian

Public

Approved

Davit Bek is an heroic opera based on Raffi's epic novel which portrays a series of events from Armenia's turbulent

 past with historical accuracy. It is the story of the struggle and hardship of a nation at the beginning of the 18th

 century albeit one with a positive ending.  The hero manages to defeat the foreign oppressors by unifying all factions

of the country and starting the arduous task of "nation-building".                                                                           

 

Davit Bek is Tigranian's second and last opera. Like his masterpiece Anoush, this work too is coloured extensively

 with the enchanting tunes of Armenian folk music. Here he extends his palate to include music from neighbouring

Iran and Georgia and by doing so he creates contrasting images to great dramatic effect, e.g. the triumphant march

 of the Persian soldiers and the sorrowful opening chorus of the Armenians.

English

Davit Bek by Tigranian, From (2015/2015), Directed by Seta White,, Conductor Levon Parikian, RCM Britten Theatre, London, United Kingdom

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Cast

Crew

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