Narek Duryan

Narek Duryan was born in Yerevan, in the family of conductor Ohannes (Ohan) Duryan. He studied at Yerevan Secondary School No. 55 named after Anton Chekhov, the music school named after Sayat-Nova, and in 1976–1980 at the Acting Department of the Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. Since 1978, he was an actor and musician at the Yerevan “Posi” Theatre. In 1980, he left for Austria, and then for France. From 1980 to 1982, he performed as a pianist in jazz clubs in Marseille, Paris, and other cities. In 1984, he staged the musical comedy “Kaj Nazar” in the French-Armenian community. In 1985, at the Paris Opera, he played the role of Mussorgsky in the opera production of Mussorgsky’s “Salammbô.” In 1989, he founded the association “Bohemian Theatre Group,” with which he toured various countries. In 1990, at the Yerevan State Musical Comedy Theatre named after Hakob Paronyan, he staged the production “Operation Nemesis.” He lived in France until relocating to Armenia in 2007. On September 15, 2016, he founded the “Bohem” Theatre in Yerevan. Productions and Roles Aunt from Paris C’est la vie We and Our Lies Don Juan Avia Kaj Nazar Sheg-she la femme Coma Nostra My Wife’s Name is Maurice The Doll Shop New Year at Nazar’s Chickens Are Counted in Autumn Operation Nemesis