Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, she is in high demand by major theaters of the world for her extraordinary vocal and stage skills.
After obtaining the title of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) at the V. Sarajishvili National Conservatory with M° Kariauli and the title of Master in International Economic Relations at the Technical University of Georgia, she won the Special Prize of the Teatro alla Scala at the H.G. Belvedere competition and she was admitted to the Accademia of Teatro alla Scala without an entrance exam.
In addition, she is a winner of prestigious international competitions, such as Operalia, the Concourse International de Chant de la Ville de Toulouse, the Francisco Viñas competition in Barcelona, the international H.G. Belvedere competition in Vienna, the E. Obraztsova International Vocal Competition in St. Petersburg.
Ketevan Kemoklidze's repertoire includes numerous titles such as: Carmen, Aida, Werther, Don Carlo, La forza del destino, Norma, Anna Bolenna, Maria Stuarda, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Cenerentola, Il conte di Ory, Le nozze di Figaro, Linda di Chamounix, Romeo and Juliet. and Juliet, Faust, Così fan tutte, Ascanio in Alba, Edgar, Salome, Manon, Rigoletto, A Midsummer Night's Night, Eugenia Onegin, The Love for Three Oranges, among others.
Subsequently she appears successfully at many of the world's major opera houses including: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Royal Opera House in London, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Real in Madrid, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Teatro Regio in Parma, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Opera National de Montpellier, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, National Opera of Poland, Opera of Monte Carlo, New National Theatre of Tokyo, Malmö Opera, Graz Opera,Teatro Regio of Turin, Teatro Petruzzelli of Bari, Teatro San Carlo of Naples, Opera of Oviedo, among others.
She has also performed frequently in numerous prestigious festivals including: the Festival dell’Arena di Verona, the Spoleto Festival, the Sferisterio of Macerata, the Puccini Festival, the Maifestspiele of Wiesbaden, the Quindicina Musicale of San Sebastiano, the MITO SettembreMusica Festival, the Mozartfest, the Stresa Festival, the Victorialife Festival, the Wexford Festival, the Tsinandali Festival, among others.
Ketevan Kemoklidze has participated as a soloist in important events, including: Ivan the Terrible and Alexander Nevsky on tour with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Vivaldi's Magnificat with I Solisti Veneti, the “Plácido Domingo” concert with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Verdi's and Mozart’s Requiem, Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Rückertlieder, Stravinsky's Pulcinella, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the AIDS Gala at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Georgian premiere of Berlioz's La mort de Cléopâtre, Handel's Messiah, Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
She made her outstanding film debut as Adriana Ferrarese (Donna Elvira) in legendary Spanish film director Carlos Saura’s film Io Don Giovanni, having won a special prize at various International Film Festivals.
Her discography includes the following titles: Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Romeo and Juliette, AIDS-Gala Berlin, Thais, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Salome.
Ketevan is actively involved in teaching, giving masterclasses at various conservatories around the world, including the National Conservatory in Tbilisi, ESMUC, Conservatori de Mallorca, Atelier de Exelence and Neo Academy in Valencia, among others.
January 2025