David Babayants

(baritone)

EDUCATION AND WORK
David Babayants was born in Armenia and studied classical singing at State Conservatoire in Yerevan. He perfected his technique at the Singing International Academy “Renata Tebaldi-Mario Del Monaco”, with Mario Melani, and at Rossini Academy in Pesaro. He also received singing lessons from Raina Kabaivanska in Sofia.
 
Since 2008, he has been soloist at the Yerevan State Opera and Ballet, where he debuted as Count di Luna in Verdi’s “Il trovatore”. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
He has won several awards, including the title “The Best Verdian Baritone” at the International Singing Competition for Verdian Voices (Busseto), 1st prize at the IX International Singing Competition organised by the International Institute for Opera and Poetry in Verona, Busseto Verdi Society Prize for the role of Germont, Verona Lirica Society Prize.

REPRETOIRE
Count di Luna (Verdi’s “Il trovatore”)
Rigoletto (Verdi’s “Rigoletto”)
Nabucco (Verdi’s “Nabucco”)
Germont (Verdi’s “La traviata”)
Amonasro (Verdi’s “Aida”)
Don Carlo (Verdi’s “La forza del destino”)
Severo (Donizetti’s “Poliuto”)
Don Prudenzio (Rossini’s “Il viaggo a Reims”)
Silvio, Tonio (Leoncavallo’s “I pagliacci”)
Alfio (Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana”)
Sharpless (Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”)
Scarpia (Puccini’s “Tosca”)
Escamillo (Bizet’s “Carmen”)
Ibn-Hakia (Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta”)