YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2023
Open air opera
The National Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia presented three outdoor performances, featuring Armen Tigranyan's "Anoush" and Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" operas at Yerevan's Tumo Park.
The project culminated in an Opera gala concert that included both Armenian and international stars, specially invited for the occasion. The lineup featured Veronika Jioyeva, Anahit Mkhitaryan, Karina Flores, Margarita Gritskova, Azamat Zheltrguzov, Todd Boyce, Hovhannes Ayvazyan, Davit Babayants, Gosh Sargsyan, Hayk Tigranyan, Monica Evelyn Liiv, and Gayane Babajanyan. The conductor for this remarkable event was Fabio Mastrangelo.
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1513-1735
During Ottoman-Persian Wars Yerevan “changed hands” 14 times. Western Armenia fell into the neighboring Ottoman hands, while Eastern Armenia stayed part of Safavid Iran.
2019
On August 15, Square of the Republic of Argentina has been opened in Yerevan at the junction of Sayat-Nova avenue and Charents street.
