Knarik Nerkararyan was born in Armenia, Yerevan. She graduated with honors from the Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory with the Masters degree in Vocal Arts and Classical Singing. In 2006 she received scholarship to continue her study in USA and in 2008 received her Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from Azusa Pacific University.
During 2003 and 2004 she participated in the International Christian Music Festival SOZO in Baja, Hungary, where she introduced wide audiences to Armenian medieval spiritual music. As a talented young artist, she was also a guest of Armenian TV and State Radio programs. She also worked as a singer and actress in Hakob Paronyan Armenian State Musical Theatre playing main roles in Armenian Operettas.
In 2007and 2008 Knarik was granted scholarships from Armenian General Benevolent Union as a gifted young Armenian singer. In 2008 she won 2nd prize at the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition for Vocalists. She is also the winner of the 2007 and 2010 Concerto Competition at Azusa Pacific University. In 2010 she was granted a scholarship and selected for the Intimate Opera Fifth Annual Vocal Workshop. In 2011 she won the American Educators of Italian Origin United 41st Annual Opera Auditions.
In 2010 she was selected as a Resident Artist in the Riverside Lyric Opera. At the same year as an AGBU scholarship receiver Knarik Nerkararyan performed in AGBU Performing Artists Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
In 2011 Knarik performed Mimi’s role in ” La Bohem” with Repertory Opera Company. She performed scenes from “The Abduction from the Seraglio” as Konstanze and “Lucia di Lammermoor” as Lucia with the Intimate Opera Company. Her performed operatic roles are Fiordiligi in “ Cosi fan tutte”, Sister Angelica in “ Sister Angelica”, Mother in “Amahl and the night visitors”, Tatiana in “Eugene Onegin”. Her next operatic role is Kupava’s role in Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “ The Snow Maiden” with Lowell House Opera, which will be performed in March 2012 in Cambridge.
Read Article in the Armenia Weekly by Tom Vartabedian on October 18, 2011