Konstantin Orbelyan leaves resolution to the conflict to Minister of Culture (video)
“I couldn’t understand what had happened,” Konstantin Orbelyan, Artistic Director of Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre, couldn’t understand how yesterday Gayane ballet failed. A number of musicians of the orchestra refused to perform. In that way they expressed their protest against the dismissal of 10 people in the administrative staff. Artistic Director of the Theatre didn’t receive the answer to “Why to boycott?” question even today at the meeting with the participation of musicians and dismissed staff members. “Everybody was engaged in his personal matters. Aren’t you ashamed that you disappointed 1000 people, who had come to watch the performance?” says Konstantin Orbelyan. He isn’t going to solve the issue at any cost. He will leave that mission to Minister of Culture, “Amiryan today was there, let him make a relevant decision.” Conductor of the Opera Zaven Vardanyan considers the boycott of the orchestra to be organized. Maybe they are 4 deputy heads dismissed from the jobs. He thinks so as the orchestra has no reason to boycott. The conductor considers the dismissal of 10 employees of the Opera to be a right decision. Vardanyan thinks that in the Opera, the positions of the administrative staff are exaggerated, “You know that there are dismissals in the whole country and the Theatre cannot avoid it.” The issue of the boycott today was discussed at the meeting in Opera with the participation of musicians and dismissed employees. The issue wasn’t resolved. Zaven Vardanyan has negative attitude towards the boycott, “You should respect the audience. They aren’t guilty, if there are inner problems.” The journalists weren’t able to find any musician in Opera, who yesterday was among the protesters.
