Ketevan Kemoklidze - Carmen

In high demand by major theaters of the world for her extraordinary vocal and stage skills, Georgian mezzo-soprano Ketevan Kemoklidze, after graduating from Tbilisi State Conservatory and Accademy of Teatro alla Scala, successfully appears at many leading stages: Teatro alla Scala, Covent Garden in London, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Liceu in Barcelona, Arena in Verona, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Opera de Monte Carlo, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Teatro La Fenice, Opéra de Marseille, Sferisterio Festival in Macerata, Teatro Regio in Turin, Wexford Festival, Teatro delle Muse in Ancona, Megaron in Thessaloniki, Washington National Opera where she was invited by Maestro Domingo. She made her outstanding film debut in C. Saura's film "Io, Don Giovanni". Her talent was awarded in prestigious competitions such as Operalia, the Belvedere in Vienna, and the Viñas in Barcelona. Mrs. Kemoklidze had made her exciting debut as La Cenerentola at the Los Angeles Opera, James Conlon conducting, after that she was engaged in the Aids-Gala in Bonn, Rani Calderon conducting and she starred in La Forza del Destino (Preziosilla) in Washington and she performed concert with L'arpeggione Kammerorchester in Hohenems in Vorarlberg. Mrs. Kemoklidze lately starred as Maddalena in Rigoletto on tour in Japan with the Teatro alla Scala, Gustavo Dudamel conducting and Gilbert Deflo directing.

Ketevan Kemoklidze will made her long awaited debut in Bizet's the most famouse opera "Carmen" as the fiery gypsy under the baton of Ainārs Rubiķis. Staging by Uyama Hitoshi.

Future plans: Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Barcellona; Evgenij Onegin at the San Carlo in Naples; Siebel in Gounod’s Faust at the Teatro Regio in Turin. Mrs Kemoklidze will return to the New National Theatre in Tokyo singing Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino.