Evelyn Baghcheban | |
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Born | June 8, 1928 |
Died | October 31, 2010 Istanbul, Turkey |
Occupation(s) | Opera singer, voice teacher, choir conductor |
Known for | Founder and Soloist of Tehran Opera House, founded the Tehran Choral Group, Farah Choir |
Spouse | Samin Baghtcheban |
Website | www |
Evelyn Baghcheban (variations: Evlin Baghtcheban, Baqcheban, Bahceban, born as Evlin Örge) (Persian: اولین باغچهبان, June 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was a Turkish-Persian opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and one of the soloists and co founder of Tehran Opera House at Rudaki Hall, and founded the Tehran Choral Group and Farah Choir.[1][2] She also taught singing at the Tehran Conservatory of Music, where her pupils included Hossein Sarshar, Pari Zanganeh, and Sudabeh Tajbakhsh.[2]
In 1967 Evlin Baghcheban founded the Tehran Choral Group. Choral music of the coronation ceremony of Mohammad-Reza Shah was performed by this group, conducted by Evlin Baghcheban at Golestan Palace.[3] In 1973, Farah Pahlavi Charity Foundation commissioned Evlin Baghcheban to establish a conservatory of music in Tehran for orphan children. In this school, Baghcheban organized a choral group called the Farah Choir. This choir recorded two albums in Vienna, Austria in 1978: "Rainbow" (compositions for children by Samin Baghchenan) and "Choral Music from Persia" (folk songs arranged by Rubik Gregorian and Samin Baghcheban).[4]