Paata Burtschuladze
Paata Burtschuladze ( Georgian პაატა ბურჭულაძე ; in English transcription Burchuladze ; born February 12, 1955 in Tbilisi , Georgian SSR ) is a Georgian opera singer ( bass ).
Life
Burtschuladze received singing training from the singing teacher Olimpi Chelashvili in Tbilisi. He sang for opera and ballet at the State Sakari-Paliashvili Theater while still a student . Because of his special talent, he received a scholarship that enabled him to continue and complete his training in Milan with Giulietta Simionato and Eduardo Mueller.
Careers and Awards
In 1981 he won first prize at the Voci Verdiane singing competition in Busseto , Italy . In 1982 he won the gold medal and first prize at the prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition . In 1985 he won the Luciano Pavarotti Competition in Philadelphia , USA .
He made his debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London as Ramphis in Aida alongside Luciano Pavarotti as Radames. Further debut appearances followed at La Scala in Milan and the Vienna State Opera Luisa Miller , again alongside Pavarotti. Herbert von Karajan , who described the artist as the "second Chaliapin " , brought him to the Salzburg Festival , where he has since performed several times in concerts. Another high point in Burtschuladse's career was his appearance as the title character in Boris Godunow in the opening performance of the Metropolitan Opera in the 1990/91 season.
repertoire
Burtschuladse's repertoire includes, in addition to the great bass parts of Verdi, above all the Russian repertoire and the most important French bass roles. He also has a large repertoire of songs by Russian composers.
Discography
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Don Giovanni (Komtur) with Samuel Ramey under Herbert von Karajan
- Giuseppe Verdi , Ernani (Silva) with Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland
- Giuseppe Verdi , Aida (Ramphis) with Luciano Pavarotti under Lorin Maazel
- Giuseppe Verdi , La Forza del Destino (Father Guardian) with José Carreras under Giuseppe Sinopoli
- Peter Tschaikowsky , Eugen Onegin (Gremin) with Mirella Freni and Neil Shicoff under James Levine
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Requiem under Herbert von Karajan
- Giuseppe Verdi , Requiem under Herbert von Karajan
- Numerous recitals (arias and song programs)
Web links
- Recordings by Paata Burtschuladze in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paata Burtschuladze Homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burtschuladze, Paata |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burchuladze, Paata; პაატა ბურჭულაძე (Abkhazian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi , Georgian SSR |