Ghazarian, Sona
Ghazarian, Sona (b Beirut, 1945). Lebanese soprano. Member of Vienna State Opera from 1972, her roles incl. Oscar in Un ballo in maschera and Violetta in La traviata. Salzburg Fest. début 1973. Met début 1989.
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