Aren Der Hacopian Director of Artistic Administration Seattle Opera
Aren Der Hacopian joined the Seattle Opera in the fall of 2007 as manager of the company’s Young Artists Program. He later became the director of the program, a duty he balanced with his role as Artistic Administrator. In 2013 he became the Director of Artistic Administration for the company.
Der Hacopian, who immigrated to the United States in 1988, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from California State University, Los Angeles and as a Baritone he went on the earn a Master of Music degree from UCLA. During his music studies at UCLA, his growing interest in arts administration led him to Los Angeles Opera, which he joined in 2006 to help the company to establish its newly created Young Artists Program. The following year, Der Hacopian joined Seattle Opera.