What is Tigran Chukhajian?
[[Image:Tigranchukha.jpg|200px|thumb|Painting of Tigran Chukhajian.]] '''Tigran Chukhajian''' (1837-1898) was a famous [[Armenians|Armenian]] composer and the founder of the first opera institution in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. He composed the first Armenian opera, ''Arshak II'', about the life of Armenian king [[Arshak II]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chukhajian, Tigran}} [[Category:1837 births]] [[Category:1898 deaths]] [[Category:Armenian composers]]