Lusine Zakaryan [Լուսինե Զաքարյան], born Svetlana Zakaryan (1937, Akhaltsikhe, Georgian SSR - 30 December 1992), was an Armenian soprano.
She grew up in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southern Georgia. In 1952 she moved with her family to Yerevan, where she attended a secondary music school. She entered the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory in 1957 and her singing talent soon became clear.
Lusine began her professional career in 1962. In a very short time her fame spread and extended outside of Armenia. She embarked upon her International tours that took her to: Europe, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Vrugay and the Middle East. Lusine s repertoire was extensive. She sang in 15 languages, with a very varied and rich selection of works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Schubert and many other western composers.
From 1970 to 1983 Zakaryan was a soloist with the symphony orchestra of Armenian TV and Radio./ more on Zakaryan's facebook page /