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CULTURAL LIFE SEES VERY SLOW PROGRESS IN ARMENIA, SAYS OPERA SINGER
17:24 * 14.07.14
In an interview with Tert.am, Hasmik Papyan, a world-famous Armenian
opera singer who has performed concerts on such stages as the
Metropoliten Opera, Carnegie Hall of New York and Zurich Opera etc,
expressed her concerns overthe slowing cultural life in Armenia.
"People seem to be fast asleep here. They move very slowly and think
very slowly ... or perhaps, they lack the necessary talent. And that's
the general situation in all areas," she said.
One of the world's best sopranos, who has performed concerts in
different world countries for about 25 years, says she notices a lack
of professionalism in the country.
Asked whether she doesn't see objective reasons for that, with many
talented professionals leaving abroad and the country occasionally
facing armed attacks two decades after the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh
war, the singer said she isn't inclined to link her concerns with
the general situation.
"Yes, that's true. But on the other hand, there are people who all
the time change photos on Facebook while a soldier dies on the border;
and afterwards, someone else leaves a [comment] saying, "you are very
sexy or pretty". Or the same weddings continue with the same splendor
while a soldier is being killed on the border. By and large it doesn't
have anything to do with that, but the trend really exists. There are
also very good young journalists who are fast enough to come in time
after making an appointment. So my desire is to be fast in everything,"
she said.
The singer further spoke about her experiences upon visiting Yerevan
and the things she has grown to dislike most about the capital city.
"I come here as a resident of Yerevan, as we have also kept our house
here. What I don't like most of all is the very few green areas,
air not sufficing at all. And the names on the shop windows make
me feel offended very much - nothing in Armenian; only illiterate
translations from English. So what impression will a foreign tourist
from gain about our city? Would a name in Armenian be shameful? What
does Lunch Time or Number One have to do with us? It's just terrible
provincial thinking that has no boundaries. That must be banned.
Asked about her concert programs, the singer did not elaborate much
on her plans.
"There are many plans but I wouldn't like to enumerate them. I am going
from here to sing in the performances I am supposed to," she replied.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/07/14/Hasmik-papian/
17:24 * 14.07.14
In an interview with Tert.am, Hasmik Papyan, a world-famous Armenian
opera singer who has performed concerts on such stages as the
Metropoliten Opera, Carnegie Hall of New York and Zurich Opera etc,
expressed her concerns overthe slowing cultural life in Armenia.
"People seem to be fast asleep here. They move very slowly and think
very slowly ... or perhaps, they lack the necessary talent. And that's
the general situation in all areas," she said.
One of the world's best sopranos, who has performed concerts in
different world countries for about 25 years, says she notices a lack
of professionalism in the country.
Asked whether she doesn't see objective reasons for that, with many
talented professionals leaving abroad and the country occasionally
facing armed attacks two decades after the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh
war, the singer said she isn't inclined to link her concerns with
the general situation.
"Yes, that's true. But on the other hand, there are people who all
the time change photos on Facebook while a soldier dies on the border;
and afterwards, someone else leaves a [comment] saying, "you are very
sexy or pretty". Or the same weddings continue with the same splendor
while a soldier is being killed on the border. By and large it doesn't
have anything to do with that, but the trend really exists. There are
also very good young journalists who are fast enough to come in time
after making an appointment. So my desire is to be fast in everything,"
she said.
The singer further spoke about her experiences upon visiting Yerevan
and the things she has grown to dislike most about the capital city.
"I come here as a resident of Yerevan, as we have also kept our house
here. What I don't like most of all is the very few green areas,
air not sufficing at all. And the names on the shop windows make
me feel offended very much - nothing in Armenian; only illiterate
translations from English. So what impression will a foreign tourist
from gain about our city? Would a name in Armenian be shameful? What
does Lunch Time or Number One have to do with us? It's just terrible
provincial thinking that has no boundaries. That must be banned.
Asked about her concert programs, the singer did not elaborate much
on her plans.
"There are many plans but I wouldn't like to enumerate them. I am going
from here to sing in the performances I am supposed to," she replied.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/07/14/Hasmik-papian/