RA premier expresses condolences on death of People`s Artist of  Armenia Hrachya Gasparyan

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a telegram of condolences on the death of People's Artist of Armenia Hrachya Gasparyan.

"I learned with deep sorrow of the passing of People's Artist of the  Republic of Armenia Hrachya Gasparyan. His contribution to the  development of Armenian theatrical art is invaluable. Through his  teaching and creative work, he made a significant contribution both  to cultural life and to the education and formation of a new  generation at the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema. On  behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and myself, I  express my deepest condolences to the family, relatives, and  colleagues of Hrachya Gasparyan, as well as to all fans of Armenian  theatrical art," the telegram reads.

Gasparyan was born on January 13, 1946, in Alaverdi. He graduated  from the Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts in 1972. From 1972 to 1974,  he worked at the Leninakan Drama Theater, and from 1974 to 1992, he  worked as a director at the Yerevan State Russian Drama Theater named  after K. Stanislavsky. Since 1992, Gaparyan worked as a director at  the Yerevan State National Theater named after S. Sargsyan, and since  1993 as its chief director. He taught at the Yerevan State Institute  of Theater and Cinematography since 1976. In 1998, he became the  vice-rector of the Yerevan State Institute, and from 2006 to 2011, he  served as its rector. He has staged productions at the Odessa Drama  Theater and the Yerevan Puppet Theater.