Evelyn Baghtcheban

Evelyn Baghtcheban (variations: Evlin Baghcheban, Baqcheban, Bahceban, born as Evlin Örge) (Persian: اولین باغچه‌بان, 1928 - October 31, 2010) was a Turkish-Persian opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and one of the soloist of Tehran Opera House at Rudaki Hall, and founded the Tehran Choral Group and Farah Choir.^[1][2] She also taught singing at the , where her pupils included , Pari Zanganeh, and Sudabeh Tajbakhsh.^[2]

In 1967 Evlin Baghcheban founded the . 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]

Tribute[]

On the 10th occasion of Evlin Baghcheban's death, her son, Kaveh, published a book entitled "The Days Tehran had Opera" containing old photos, historical documents and concert programmes of his mother with a CD of rare recording at Tehran Opera House in the 1960s.^[5]

Early life[]

Evlin Baghtcheban was born in Mersin, Turkey to a French mother and a Assyrian-Lebanese father. In 1950 she was married to the Iranian composer Samin Baghtcheban whom she met when they were both students at the Ankara State Conservatory.^[1] Shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution Baghcheban moved to Istanbul.^[5] She is survived by three sons Kambiz, Kaveh and Farhang.

References[]

External links[]

• 10th Anniversary of Evlin Baghcheban (BBC Persian Service)

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