Anita Ratschwelischwili

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An Italian Night - Live from the Waldbühne Berlin (with Jonas Kaufmann )
  DE 29 09/21/2018 (4 weeks)
  AT 36 09/28/2018 (5 weeks)

Anita Ratschwelischwili ( Georgian ანიტა რაჭველიშვილი ; international spelling: Anita Rachvelishvili ; * 1984 in Tbilisi ) is a Georgian opera singer specializing in mezzo-soprano .

Education and career

Ratschwelischwili was trained as a pianist and then studied singing at the Tbilisi Conservatory . While still a student, she made her debut at the Tbilisi State Theater as Maddalena in Rigoletto . She continued her education at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan and was selected in 2009 by the then music director of the Teatro alla Scala , Daniel Barenboim , for the title role in the new production of Carmen . This production with the tenor Jonas Kaufmann as Don José was broadcast internationally on television and brought Ratschwelischwili international attention. She was praised for her strong voice and impressive stage presence and has since performed the role of Carmen at leading opera houses such as the Royal Opera in London , the Canadian Opera , the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Other roles at large houses were Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice , Dalila in Samson et Dalila , Dulcinée in Don Quichotte and Končakovna in Prince Igor .

In 2016 Ratschwelischwili appeared as Amneris in a performance of Aida at the Paris Opera . She can be seen in DVD releases by Orfeo ed Euridice and Prince Igor .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Germany - Austria
  2. ↑ Anita Rachvelishvili (own website)
  3. ^ Daniela Zacconi: Carmen: "Una che s'innamora". In: Corriere della Sera . November 27, 2009, accessed March 3, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Michael Vincent: Love spits fire in COC's Carmen. In: Toronto Star . April 13, 2016, accessed March 3, 2017 .
  5. ^ Vincent Guillemin: Deux reines pour Verdi. In: altamusica.com. June 16, 2016, accessed March 3, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Ratschwelischwili, Anita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES რაჭველიშვილი, ანიტა (Georgian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Georgian opera singer in the mezzo-soprano class
DATE OF BIRTH 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Tbilisi