“A rich, expressive baritone voice paired with charismatic stage presence — Martirosyan commands both lyricism and dramatic weight with striking assurance.” — Opera Magazine

Winner of the Second Prize and the Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela at Operalia, The World Opera Competition.
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In the 2026/27 season, Armenian baritone Grisha Martirosyan makes his debut at the Donizetti Opera Festival in the title role of Alahor in Granata, at Oper Köln as Sharpless Madama Butterfly, at Teatro Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as Valentin Faust, and returns to Theater Bonn as Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia.

Further engagements include his debuts at Bayerische Staatsoper, Glyndebourne Festival, Royal Ballet and Opera Covent Garden, Opéra national du Rhin and Opéra national du Capitole Toulouse.Highlights of recent seasons include Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia at Macerata Opera Festival, Calgary Opera and at the Theater Bonn; his participation in the Young Singers Project at the Salzburger Festspiele in summer 2023, where he performed in a new production of Verdi’s Macbeth under the baton of Philippe Jordan.

Grisha is a graduate of the Jette Parker Artists Programme at The Royal Ballet and Opera Covent Garden and of The Mascarade Opera Emerging Artist Programme in Florence, Italy. He is a recipient of First Prize at the 10th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Second Prize at the 14th Magda Olivero International Singing Competition.