BIOGRAFY

Armenia born soprano Liana Aleksanyan started her musical career at the age of 9 with piano lessons at the Mirzoyan Music School. With 16 she became a voice student at the S. Danielyan Academy, where she also appeared in minor roles as a member of the opera studio.

In 2000, Ms Aleksanyan took up her voice studies at the Komitas Conservatory in Yerevan, completing her degree with distinction in 2005. Additionally, she participated in master classes given by Dante Mazzola at La Scala, Milan. During her years of study, she appeared at the Armenian National Theatre in Yerevan and was awarded 3rd prize in the "Concours International de Chant" in Toulouse. In 2007, she was a finalist in the "Competizione dell’opera" in Dresden.

Ms Aleksanyan made her first stage experiences in Europe as Fiordiligi (COSI FAN TUTTE) at the Opera de Bauge Festival/France, in the title role of MANON LESCAUT at the Oslo Opera and the Linz Theatre, and as Contessa (LE NOZZE DI FIGARO) at the Vienna Volksoper. In the 2006/2007 season she made her debut with the Braunschweig Theatre as Violetta (LA TRAVIATA), later successfully returning as Gilda (RIGOLETTO) and Mimì (LA BOHEME).

Since the 2008/2009 season Ms. Aleksanyan is a permanent member of the Braunschweig Theatre, her roles including Amelia (SIMONE BOCCANEGRA), Desdemona (OTELLO), Tatjana (EUGENE ONEGIN), Lucia (LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR) and Micaëla (CARMEN). In the course of guest performances, she appeared with the Komische Oper Berlin (Violetta "La Trvaiata", Antonia"Les contes d’Hoffmann,Mimi "La Boheme") and the Köln Opernhaus Mimi"La Boheme"