Tenor
2022 European debut as Cassio at the Czech National Theatre in Brno
2023 Rodolfo at Malmö Opera and Theater Kiel
2023 Lensky at Finnish National Opera Helsinki
2025 Turiddu at Theater Erfurt
2025 Don Carlo (French) at Theater Kiel
Young Armenian tenor Tigran Hakobyan graduated with excellence from the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan in 2015 . After his military service Tigran joined the Young Artist Program of the Armenian State Opera (2018-2021) led by Maestro Levon Javadyan, during which time he sang already lead tenor roles, such as Nemorino in "L'Elisir d’Amore", conducted by Maestro Alessandro Bonato.
In 2021 Tigran became a permanent guest soloist of the Armenian State Opera, where he started with Mario Cavaradossi as well as Rodolfo in a semi-staged production of La Bohème and took part in a concert tour to Italy. In the spring of 2022 Tigran debuted in the role Alfredo (La Traviata) and started his international career as Cassio (Otello) at National Theatre of Brno in the Czech Republic. In the following summer that production toured at the distinguished ”Thurn und Taxis Festival” in Regensburg, Germany.
In fall 2022 Tigran was engaged by the Malmö Opera Company. to sing Rodolfo in a touring production of La Bohème in Sweden and Denmark. Highlights of the following season 2023/24 included Rodolfo in a new production of the Kiel opera house and Vladimir Lensky (Eugen Onegin) at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki. In season 2024-25 followed his role debut as Turiddu (Cavalleria Rusticana) at the Erfurt Opera and returned in Kiel in the title role of Verdi’s Don Carlo in the French version in 5 acts. At the Kiel summer festival 2025 he performed again the role of Alfredo in La Traviata.
Tigran’s latest highlights include Don Carlos in the Tampere Opera Company’s 80 years jubilee production alongside with Finnish star singers Mika Kares and Marjukka Tepponen (Italian version). Now Tigran is looking forward to sing Cavaradossi in Glyndebourne Opera in fall 2027.
The season 2025-26 started with his role debut as Don José in Carmen at the Armenian National Opera under the artistic director Maestro Karen Durganyan where he a month after he debuted also successfully as Radames in Aida.
Tigran Hanobyan has participated in the masterclasses of Dolora Zaijick, Gegham Grigoryan, Suren Shakhijanyan and Dale Fundling and in the meanwhile he is preparing roles in Italy with his tutors Nicola Martinucci and Giancarlo Andretta.
