YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2023
Open air opera
The National Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia presented three outdoor performances, featuring Armen Tigranyan's "Anoush" and Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" operas at Yerevan's Tumo Park.
The project culminated in an Opera gala concert that included both Armenian and international stars, specially invited for the occasion. The lineup featured Veronika Jioyeva, Anahit Mkhitaryan, Karina Flores, Margarita Gritskova, Azamat Zheltrguzov, Todd Boyce, Hovhannes Ayvazyan, Davit Babayants, Gosh Sargsyan, Hayk Tigranyan, Monica Evelyn Liiv, and Gayane Babajanyan. The conductor for this remarkable event was Fabio Mastrangelo.
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1826-1828
During the 2nd Russian-Persian war of 1826-1828, in October 1827, General Paskevich captured the Erivan fortress. On February 10, 1828 an agreement was signed in the Iranian village of Turkmenchay, according to which Persia ceded the Erivan and Nakhichevan khanates to Russia Empire.
