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IN CASE OF ANOTHER CONCERT INVITATION FROM TURKEY, ARMENIAN SINGER WILL GO WITHOUT HESITATION
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May 18, 2012 | 15:00
YEREVAN. - Armenia's renowned recording artist Nune Yesayan's May
11 concert in Istanbul was marvelous; furthermore, she had not had
such concert in recent years. Yesayan herself informed this during
a press conference on Friday.
The singer gave a 2,000-capacity concert whose tickets were sold out
two weeks before the actual event. "I went with my repertoire; it was
a bold step. I sang about Lake Van, Kars, Mush, Sassoon," Yesayan said.
She noted that years ago she had met with Hrant Dink-the founder and
former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian bilingual weekly, who
was gunned down in 2007 in front of his office building-in Armenia,
and that Agos was planning on organizing a stadium concert for her
in Istanbul, but, unfortunately, this was not brought to fruition,
"I received another invitation recently; it was the Sahakyan
Alumni Union who had invited. I gladly agreed. We went there with
my orchestra. They welcomed us marvelously; marvelous hospitality;
marvelous concert," the singer said.
While in Istanbul, Nune Yesayan also visited Armenian churches, schools
and colleges, and Hrant Dink's grave. She also met with Dink's widow
Rakel Dink.
"The meeting was very emotional. She was happy that her husband's
dream had come true, but she was sad, too," Yesayan said.
The singer added that she was surprised that there was a wonderful
Armenian community in Istanbul, with over thirty functioning churches
and schools.
"Everyone must go, visit, [and] see. They long for the Armenian song,
art there. The people must constantly visit so that this link exists
among us," Nune Yesayan said, and noted that if she were to receive
another invitation tomorrow, she would go without hesitation.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Nune Yesayan will head
to Turkey to take part in a May 11 benefit concert organized by the
Istanbul Armenian community. The singer herself told this to Armenian
News-NEWS.am. She noted that it will be her solo concert and the
Armenian community had invited her with the objective of helping out
a local Armenian school.
To the question as to why she agreed to go to Turkey and whether she
has any fears, she responded: "Why should I not have agreed? The
Armenian community invited me and I am going for them. I have no
fears. The Armenians will meet me; we will be with the Armenians. They
are not savages; what are they supposed to do?"
From: A. Papazian
news.am
May 18, 2012 | 15:00
YEREVAN. - Armenia's renowned recording artist Nune Yesayan's May
11 concert in Istanbul was marvelous; furthermore, she had not had
such concert in recent years. Yesayan herself informed this during
a press conference on Friday.
The singer gave a 2,000-capacity concert whose tickets were sold out
two weeks before the actual event. "I went with my repertoire; it was
a bold step. I sang about Lake Van, Kars, Mush, Sassoon," Yesayan said.
She noted that years ago she had met with Hrant Dink-the founder and
former chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian bilingual weekly, who
was gunned down in 2007 in front of his office building-in Armenia,
and that Agos was planning on organizing a stadium concert for her
in Istanbul, but, unfortunately, this was not brought to fruition,
"I received another invitation recently; it was the Sahakyan
Alumni Union who had invited. I gladly agreed. We went there with
my orchestra. They welcomed us marvelously; marvelous hospitality;
marvelous concert," the singer said.
While in Istanbul, Nune Yesayan also visited Armenian churches, schools
and colleges, and Hrant Dink's grave. She also met with Dink's widow
Rakel Dink.
"The meeting was very emotional. She was happy that her husband's
dream had come true, but she was sad, too," Yesayan said.
The singer added that she was surprised that there was a wonderful
Armenian community in Istanbul, with over thirty functioning churches
and schools.
"Everyone must go, visit, [and] see. They long for the Armenian song,
art there. The people must constantly visit so that this link exists
among us," Nune Yesayan said, and noted that if she were to receive
another invitation tomorrow, she would go without hesitation.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Nune Yesayan will head
to Turkey to take part in a May 11 benefit concert organized by the
Istanbul Armenian community. The singer herself told this to Armenian
News-NEWS.am. She noted that it will be her solo concert and the
Armenian community had invited her with the objective of helping out
a local Armenian school.
To the question as to why she agreed to go to Turkey and whether she
has any fears, she responded: "Why should I not have agreed? The
Armenian community invited me and I am going for them. I have no
fears. The Armenians will meet me; we will be with the Armenians. They
are not savages; what are they supposed to do?"
From: A. Papazian