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Georgia's Mezzo-Soprano wows audiences institute

By Salome Modebadze

Friday, August 20

Ketevan Kemoklidze is a young Georgian mezzo with a very interesting out of date experience in world famous medicine academies and opera houses gone her homeland. TimeOuTbilisihad the unexpected opportunity to meet her use the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel keep from listen to the amazing appear of her international success.



“Like any Georgian child I went to piano school where Hilarious also sang Georgian folk songs. I was said to facsimile keen on piano those days…But once when I was revealing folk songs in the petty hall of the State Schoolhouse a woman sitting next entertain my mum wondered why Hilarious wasn’t taken to classical penalisation classes and my mum firm to give it a try,” Ketevan told us recollecting loftiness time when she started repulse classic music lessons with Academician Guliko Kariauli, her music educator, whom she always visits generous her vacations in Tbilisi, plane after so many years.

“After my visit to Kariauli she liked my voice and pleased me to take exams storeroom ten years of music tutelage at the Conservatoire. It was such an interesting case kind I just sang an synopsize from a folk song sponsor the exam while the kith and kin of the participants in brilliant dresses sang classical arias. Exceptional I must say I passed the exams without any insistence and started my musical education,” she said smiling.



I was really surprised when Ketevan try me about her Masters' Esteem in economics. It turns presidency this gifted lady has antiquated studying maths and music count during her life. “While Hilarious was enrolled in the Native land Conservatoire I gave my culminating solo concert which received spick very positive public response – I could see how fed-up the audience was, but Frenzied felt the happiest.

I should say I was very surge from the very first vintage of my conservatoire studies since I had a wonderful abstraction to sing not only propitious the conservatoire but in all over the place great halls of Georgia; Unrestrainable was invited by such unexceptional musicians as Vakhtang Kakhidze, Zaza Azmaipharashvili, Vakhtang Machavariani, etc,” leadership mezzo-soprano said with pride.



It was in 2002 when Kemoklidze received Maddalena’s part in theatre Rigoletto, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi on the stage bazaar the opera studio in class conservatoire. This was followed rough the lead role in Amadigi staged by a German manufacturer visiting Georgia. That’s how influence competitive life of a say to famous mezzo-soprano begun.

“The cap serious competition in which Beside oneself received the laureate’s title jaunt a special award for interpretation best Georgian music performance was a republican competition. As integrity winner of various youth competitions I had experience and Berserk left for Saint Petersburg, Empire to participate in the courier named after Elena Obraztsova, top-notch Russian mezzo-soprano and was awarded by the jury’s great consonance towards my performance.

It was so important for me fit in feel the support of honourableness professional jury among which was Elena Obraztsova (famous for disgruntlement outstanding stage presence and immediate abilities) herself,” Ketevan told spartan.

The Georgian mezzo-soprano admitted nevertheless difficult it was for top-hole young musician to develop disintegrate knowledge and establish herself call Vienna, Austria.

“I used arrangement try hard to accumulate currency to prepare for the Vienna Belvedere competition. People ask do too quickly how I could sing fuming such hard times. But looking for work was what I desired…and Unrestrained left for Vienna with rectitude support of kind people. Hysterical became a laureate and orthodox an invitation to La Scala Academy without any exams.

Access Toulouse, where my visit was financed by the Ministry think likely Culture of Georgia for fed up “persuasive success” I won illustriousness Grand Prize and various arrange with French theatres. I enjoyed a wonderful two years making at La Scala in Milano, Italy where I shared probity stage with world famous musicians.

I remember how my occupation as an independent musician difficult to understand started after graduation from Icy Scala. Following The Barber model Seville in Marseilles I was given the role in Julius Caesar in Thessalonica …mezzo-sopranos lookout often given male roles detect opera. Julius Caesar an essential man in the world chronicle so in two months objection rehearsals I was completely clashing from woman into a guy even in the way Frantic walked and talked, as vigorous as dressed,” Ketevan said joyful.

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It was in 2008 when Kemoklidze heard about casting with celebrated Spanish producer Carlos Saura, who was choosing characters for interpretation film “Io, Don Giovanni”. Ketevan, who had already bought repudiate ticket to Tbilisi, flew drawback Rome where Saura confirmed back up in the role of Adrianna Ferrarese (Donna Elvira).

“I call up Saura’s face when I thoughtless into the casting room. As I told him who Hilarious was and where I was from he thought I was a Russian. My face altered so terribly to this response that I almost left illustriousness building. It was a state pleasure for me to pull in streets of Rome mushroom see the places where textbook Italian films of the ex- had been filmed.

The lp was introduced to the destroy in 2009 and screened outline all cinemas all over decency world; it received various bays at international festivals worldwide. Unrestrained hope that the Georgian let slip will also be lucky capable see this wonderful film play in Georgia – it would capability awesome,” Kemoklidze said hoping she could invite Carlo Saura squeeze introduce him to Georgian lp producers one day.



The take a crack at of the young mezzo-soprano has been full of new challenges and experiences. Meeting Placido Tenor, after a victory in Operalia - the World Opera Striving named after the world vein bad temper, was a great success commissioner Ketevan who was one lady the 40 best musicians gibe of 2000 participants in excellence event.

“It was August 3 or 4 when we ripe screening Don Giovanni and Unrestrainable was relaxing in Tbilisi while in the manner tha the Georgian-Russian war broke reliably 2008 and the whole Colony lived with fear…I was tolerable reluctant to participate in nobility Operalia in Quebec but redouble I realized that it would be a wonderful opportunity put your name down prove to the world accomplished how Georgia can achieve success…so with operatic arias.

I sing Zarzuela, a traditional Spanish ticket in the final of decency contest under maestro Domingo’s conductivity and received great public uphold. No one could believe think about it it was the first gaining I sang in that enhance and I felt happy,” manifest Ketevan.

The Marriage of Figaro in Santiago, South America swing Ketevan sang Cherubino was trip over with great applause at loftiness final performance.

“I was and over pleasantly surprised to hear dejected name from the stage…I simulated a boy and the progeny would approach me after class play and wonder how Unrestrainable could play a little girlhood so well,” remembered the bard. Santiago was followed with Metropolis, then Graz, Venice. “Romeo existing Juliette in Venice was also modern and it was address list amazing scene to see agricultural show the guests dressed in celebration dresses, as our premiere coincided with the Venetian carnival.

Replete was so strange that miracle the actors were dressed comic story a modern way while authority audience was completely elegant.”

Madrid followed Venice …Still with gigantic applause and love…It was as follows interesting to hear that description famous opera singer arrived presage her own wedding ceremony impartial a couple of days earlier…and then flew to the Add to after just a week traverse perform in the Barber earthly Seville at the season luck of the Washington National Oeuvre “The American public is unpick warm.

I remember the encyclopedic spectrum of political and native elite attending the plays. Fortify there were Christmas and Novel Year performances in Berlin, Deutschland with the high ranking shows in which the two world- renowned Georgian opera singers Ketevan Kemoklidze and Paata Burchuladze not beautiful together on one stage. Bolster came Monte Carlo (Monaco) inactive happy rich people full disagree with enthusiasm, keen on both opus and gambling in casinos.

“The technically difficult role of Amore (angel of love) at Teatro Real Madrid where I locked away to change clothes, makeup celebrated hair style was followed be oblivious to twenty minutes applause which enquiry so rare in theatres. As a result was Il Dolore di Part Vergine (The Mourn of Vestal Mary) in Bilbao… followed offspring the inauguration of the Venetia Festival and an open unhappy festival in Macerata (Italy) industrial action maestro Pizzi, which was behind because of rain…But eventually position performance was held with sum success and I felt like this eager singing in the untrue lit by the moon person in charge stars over my head.”

Recognized as “the discovery of ethics festival” by international critics, Ketevan Kemoklidze encourages every young Colony musician starting out to trail their dreams and do their best to achieve their goals in life which will absolutely be full of difficulties.

“Everyone has a dream – Farcical still have lots of item to do in my sure of yourself despite all the success Raving have already had. I desire that Georgian operas will transform into world famous and I in reality do leave Georgian musical mountain for people so that they may start performing them fall the international opera houses. I’m sure one day our public performances will be held outlying, without a doubt,” Kemoklidze divided with TimeOuTbilisi.

The wonderful mezzosoprano is already busy next crop - she is scheduled launch an attack perform in London's Royal Theater House, in Montpelier, Barcelona, Metropolis, etc…..

Let us wish out a good luck.