Lusine Zakaryan ( hy, Լուսինե Զաքարյան), born Svetlana Zakaryan ( hy, Սվետլանա Զաքարյան; June 1, 1937 – December 30, 1992), was an

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. Zakaryan was born in

Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region (''mkhare'') of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is situated on both banks of a small river Potskhovi (a left ...

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, and grew up in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southern Georgia. In 1952, she moved with her family to

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, where she attended a secondary music school. She entered the

Yerevan State Musical Conservatory Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...

in 1957 and her singing talent soon became apparent. From 1970 to 1983, Zakaryan was a soloist with the symphony orchestra of Armenian TV and Radio. She also sang in the choir of the

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at the

Etchmiadzin Cathedral Etchmiadzin Cathedral) or simply Etchmiadzin. Alternatively spelled as Echmiadzin, Ejmiatsin, and Edjmiadsin. ( hy, Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, Ēǰmiatsni mayr tačar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located i ...

, and it is for her renditions of centuries-old Armenian spiritual hymns that she is now most remembered. Zakaryan was also known for singing the international opera repertoire as well as Armenian

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and

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. In July 1968, Zakaryan married the former priest Khoren Palian, also a noted singer of church music. Zakaryan died in

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, and was buried at

Saint Gayane Church The Saint Gayane Church ( hy, Սուրբ Գայանե եկեղեցի; pronounced ''Surb Gayane'') is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etch ...

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References

Сегодня день рождения знаменитой армянской певицы Лусине Закарян
panarmenian.net. 1 June 2011

greatarmenian.narod.ru 1937 births 1992 deaths People from Akhaltsikhe 20th-century Armenian women singers Soviet Armenians {{Armenia-singer-stub