Katie Manukyan, Soprano
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Welcome to the website of soprano Katie Manukyan

Katie Manukyan is a classically-trained singer residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She performs with companies such as Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Undercroft Opera, and Pittsburgh Opera. On this site you can find information about Katie's biography, recordings of her singing, and more. Inquiries about engagements can be submitted on the contact page.

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September 12, 2022
​The website is updated at last after a long hiatus!

Katie is excited to announce a busy line-up of performances this fall after two years of sparse performance opportunities and numerous pandemic-related cancellations. Katie will join Pittsburgh Opera again as a chorus soprano in Dvorak's Rusalka (long-awaited in the Burgh after being pandemic-cancelled two seasons ago). In October she will join her friends in the Pittsburgh music community for a fun and relaxed cabaret-style performance with Aria 412, themes "60s British Invasion," then later she joins colleagues at University of Pittsburgh to contribute East European songs and arias to the performance line-up at the annual East European festival. Finally, in December Katie will team up once again with local pianist Eric Dzugan for a composer anniversary concert in honor of Déodat de Séverac.

This past summer, Katie had the honor of producing and performing in the most meaningful concert of her life: a fully Ukrainian program co-produced by Pitt's Summer Language Institute and Department of Music, featuring poetry, music, and art of classical and contemporary Ukrainian artists and benefitting Ukrainian refugees and defenders. The live-streamed video is available for viewing here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuFtbu-cQuI 

Due to a technical issue, a few pieces from the program were not live-streamed, including an incredible trio for soprano, violin, and piano by Vasyl Barvinsky, which Katie performed with Pitt colleagues Roger Zahab (violin) and Robert Frankenberry (piano). The audio recording of the piece "Song of Songs" will be made available on Youtube soon. 

If you appreciate this content, please consider making a donation for a relief fund for Ukrainians or their defense. The concert's selected beneficiaries were:
https://www.razomforukraine.org/
https://kse.ua/support/donation/

Thank you and Слава Україні!
March 21, 2020
This spring's performance of Stravinsky's Mavra has been cancelled in connection with the ongoing emergency coronavirus mitigation effort. Information about possible rescheduling will be released if and when if becomes available. 

Patrons interested in making a charitable donation during this time of uncertainty and financial loss for musicians and other performers may consider donating to one of these funds:

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Upcoming Performances 


September 17, 20, 23 & 25, 2022
Chorus

Dvorak's Rusalka
Pittsburgh Opera
Benedum Center
237 7th St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

October 4, 2022
'60s British Invasion
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Aria 412
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Hop Farm Brewing Company
5601 Butler St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201

October 16, 2022, 1:30 PM
East European Festival
Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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November 1, 2022
Spectrale Musicale
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Aria 412
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Hop Farm Brewing Company
5601 Butler St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201

December 11, 2022
Anniversary Concert in honor of Déodat de Séverac
Levinson Hall
Jewish Community Center
5738 Forbes Ave.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217
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