Armand Tokatyan
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Armand Tokatyan (
Puccini's Manon Lescaut. With the help of Italian conductor Giuseppe Bamboschek, he joined the touring Scotti Opera Company in the United States, and was soon noticed by the Metropolitan Opera where he debuted in 1923. For many years he performed there and at many other opera houses in the US and Europe
. He was proficient in numerous languages. Many recordings were made of his performances.
Dorothy Kirsten in her autobiography writes the following about Tokatyan:[1]
I recall how grateful I was to have him as a partner for my first performance of [La Traviata] at the Met because there had been no orchestra rehearsal. Tokatyan afforded me a sense of security, having sung Alfredo innumerable times in that theatre. His authority onstage and his ingratiating manner made me very comfortable. He seemed to be just right for the role. As Alfredo his noble appearance helped me create the illusion that I was desperately in love with him.
Tokatyan died in Pasadena, CA of a heart attack on June 12, 1960.
References
- ISBN 0-385-14744-9
CD recordings
- Lebendige Vergangenheit - Armand Tokatyan [1]
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