On April 12, Beirut audiences will have a rare opportunity to enjoy the artistry of soprano Hasmik Papian, as she will appear in a major concert at the Emile Lahoud Hall.

According to Asbarez, Papian will be accompanied by the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, led by celebrated conductor Harout Fazlian. The concert is organized jointly by the Armenian General Benevolent Union and Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Society of Lebanon, with proceeds from the event to benefit core programs of both organizations.

Hasmik Papian is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost sopranos. Following her debut with the Armenian National Opera, she signed on with the Opera of Bonn, Germany, in 1993. Her extraordinary performances there quickly earned her critical acclaim, subsequently catapulting her to international stardom.

In the past two decades, Papian has appeared at many of the world’s most prestigious music halls, including the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Opera, La Scala Milan, Liceu Barcelona, Opéra Bastille, Salle Pleyel and Salle Gaveau Paris, London Wigmore Hall, Vienna State Opera and Musikverein, Zurich Opera, Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg, and the state operas of Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dresden, and Berlin, among others.