Natalie Aroyan


Natalie Aroyan is an Armenian-Australian Soprano. She has taken the opera world by storm, gracing the esteemed stage of the Sydney Opera House with breathtaking performances.

In 2008 Natalie was awarded first place in both The Opera Foundation’s New York Competition and the 2008 Herald Sun Aria Competition. In 2009, Natalie commenced her diploma at Mannes College, New York, studying with Soprano Ruth Falcon and in January 2010 performed the role of Amelia, in the Opera Studio Scenes Production of Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) as well as the role of Fiordiligi in their Main stage production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte conducted by Maestro Colaneri. In her final year at Mannes she played Annina in Menotti’s The Saint of Bleecker Street and Alice in Verdi’s Falstaff, also under the baton of Maestro Colaneri.

As well as attending the “Solti Te Kanawa Accademia” program in Tuscany, Italy where she worked with both Maestro Richard Bonynge and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Natalie has worked with Maestra Renata Scotto in her 2010 Tampa Masterclass and participated in The American Institute of Music (AIMS) in Graz, Austria, where she won first place and was also awarded the audience vote in the 49th Meistersinger Competition Finals.

This year, Natalie has performed with the Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program in renowned operas as “La Boheme`.” She was awarded the leading role as Mimi. She also gave a very moving performance as Michaela in Carmen, and also performed in The Magic Flute for Oz Opera.

As 1^st prizewinner of the 2011 Australian Italian Opera foundation, Natalie was honored this year at their Annual gala dinner on 11^th April. The foundation was created to support young up and coming opera performers.

"An Armenian Journey",

To her credit Natalie has initiated a most challenging and creative project in commemoration of the 100^th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by creating a powerful musical drama about an orphaned child who survives the genocide.

In a spectacle of music, song and dance, the story follows the orphan’s journey of a life full of challenges and a dream of building a New Armenia.

This exciting stage production will feature artistic and cultural opera performers by Natalie herself.

“An Armenian Journey” will be held at The Concourse in Chatswood, Sydney, on 18^th October 2014.

By Sylvia Iskenderian

Edited by Caroline Geroyan