Ketevan Kemoklidze - Rosina

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, Oper Graz, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Opéra National in Montpellier, Teatro La Fenice, Opéra de Marseille, Sferisterio Festival in Macerata, Teatro Regio Torino, 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 has recently 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

Future plans: Rigoletto on tour in Japan with the Teatro alla Scala; Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino at the Washington Opera and at the Teatro Regio in Turin; debut in the title role of Carmen at the New National Theatre in Tokyo where she also will star as Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino; Evgenij Onegin at the San Carlo in Naples. Ketevan Kemoklidze will star in concert with L'arpeggione Kammerorchester in Hohenems in Vorarlberg.

Kenneth Tarver - Conte d’Almaviva

Kenneth Tarver is considered to be one of the outstanding belcanto tenore-di-grazia of his generation, acknowledged for his beauty of tone, virtuosic technique, extensive and even vocal range, coupled with an attractive and elegant stage presence. He has appeared at the world’s most prestigious opera houses, including the Royal Opera House-Covent Garden , Wiener Staatsoper , Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dresden Semperoper, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Opéra Comique in Paris, Theatre de La Monnaie in Brussels, Metropolitan Opera in New York, Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Festival in Aix-en-Provence. Mr Tarver regularly collaborates with conductors such as: Claudio Abbado, James Levine,

Alberto Zedda ,Ricardo Chailly , Carlo Rizzi, Bobby McFerrin, Frans Bruggen.

Mr. Tarver recently performed: Terradellas’s Sesostri (Amasi) recently released by Harmonia Mundi; Berlioz’s Te Deum in Oslo; a concert and recording for Opera Rara of Rossini’s Aureliano in Palmira (title role) with Maurizo Benini at the Royal Festival Hall in London; Mozart’s Coronation Mass in Rome; Roméo et Juliette in Valencia; Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Belmonte) and Graun's Montezuma in Berlin; Petite Messe Solennelle in Cagliari and Marseille opposite Sara Mingardo, Paolo Arrivabeni conducting; Les Indes Galantes in Toulouse; Die Zauberfloete in San Lorenzo de Escorial and in San Sebastian; La Cenerentola in Buenos Aires; Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Aalborg; Messiah in New York with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Future plans: L’Italiana in Algeri in Paris (Opéra), Berlin (Staatsoper) and Vichy; Così Fan Tutte at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari; Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette with the London Symphony Orchestra in London and Paris; Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Staatsoper in Berlin; Handel’s Joshua at the Händel-Festspiele in Goettingen; and Béatrice et Bénédict in Glasgow.