Tsisana Tatishvili
Tsisana Tatishvili (
operatic soprano and educator who performed at the Tbilisi Opera from 1963 to 2000. People's Artist of the USSR. She also sang at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at the Komische Oper in Berlin. Her roles included Desdemona in Otello, Ortuda in Lohengrin and the title roles in Tosca and Salome. On retiring from the stage, she was active as a voice teacher.[1][2][3]
Biography
Born in
Aleksandre Machavariani.[3]
Operatic roles included Maro in
Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Desdemona in Otello, Ortuda in Lohengrin, Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and the title roles in Tosca, Eboli (Don Carlo), Amneris (Aida) and Salome.[3][4] On retiring from the stage, she became a voice teacher and served on committees promoting opera in Georgia.[2]
Awards
A Fellow of the Georgian Academy, Tatishvili was honoured with many awards, including the Presidential Order of Excellence (1979) and the Georgian Order of Honour (2012).[4]
References
- ^ "The public will bid Tsisana Tatishvili a farewell at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre". State Opera of Georgia. September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b Salazar, David (23 September 2017). "Famous Georgian Soprano Passes Away at 78". Opera Wire. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "ТАТИШВИЛИ Цисана Бежановна" (in Russian). persons-info.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b "TATISHVILI Tsisana Bezhanovna". World Who's Who. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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