Armenian soprano Marianna Hovhannisyan graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatoire in 2019 with an MA in classical singing. Roles to date have included Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Norina in Don Pasquale, Nella and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Violetta in La traviata. She is also an associate artist of the Yerevan Opera Studio. In 2019, she covered the role of Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at The New Generation Festival in Florence. Marianna was a professional dancer with the Berd Armenian National Dance Ensemble in addition to performing as a drummer in the Yerevan Drums all-female ensemble. She has also worked at the Armenian State Theatre of Musical Comedy as an actress. She was a 2021-2022 Studio Artist at the Mascarade Opera Studio. Marianna joined Mascarade Opera as an associate artist for the 2022/23 season.