This year we are going to celebrate the 100th anniversary of opera “Anush” with great splendor and solemnity. This wonderful work by Armen Tigranyan for the first time was staged a century ago, in 1912 in Gyumri. The author himself was from Gyumri and with his brother, composer Nikoghayos Tigranyan, he has thoroughly developed mighty traditions of local […]
Gyumri, My Love
Gyumri, the second large city of Armenia, has ancient history. It has been mentioned in the traveling notes of Greek historian Xenophon. The first historical information about settlement named Kumayri is provided by historian Ghevond (VIII century). During centuries the historical name of Kumayri is changed into Gyumri. The city is also changed. The economic development of […]