Lusine Zakarian was one of the most celebrated voices of Armenian singing in the twentieth century, who is now most remembered for her splendid renditions of centuries-old Armenian spiritual music. She was born Svetlana Zakarian in Akhaltskha (Javakhk) on June 1, 1937, in a family of musicians, and studied at the local Russian school. In 1952, she moved with her family to Yerevan to pursue musical studies. She attended the Romanos Melikian secondary music school from 1953-1957. Then she entered the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory in 1957 and her singing talent soon became apparent…