Nino Surguladze - Mezzo

Georgian born Nino Surguladze is one of the most interesting artist of her generation, winner in a number of prestigious international voice competitions including the Concours International de Chant de la Ville de Toulouse, the Francisco Viñas Competition of Barcelona, the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and drew great praise for her subsequent UK performances at Glyndebourne Festival and Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Nino Surguladze’s whirlwind advance from Accademia alla Scala had already brought her to sing in the  world’s première opera stages such as Teatro alla Scala, Metropolitan Opera in New York,  Arena in Verona, Gran Teatre de Liceu in Barcelona, Salzburg Festival, Teatro Real in Madrid, Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Regio in Turin and in Parma, collaborating with such conductors as Muti, Plasson, Harding, Gergiev.

Ms. Surguladze lately sang Sinaïde in Moïse et Pharaon (cond. Muti) at the Salzburg Festival and in Rome; Suzuki in Madama Butterfly; Dorabella in Così fan Tutte and Carmen (title role) in Tokyo; Carmen in San Diego and St. Petersburg; Olga in Evgenij Onegin in Chicago. Mrs Surguladze just starred as Maddalena in Rigoletto in Cologne and Genoa under Fabio Luisi; Fenena in Nabucco at La Scala in Milan and Olga in Evgenij Onegin at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette at the Arena in Verona.

Among her future plans it is worth mentioning her debut as Amneris in Aida at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Carmen at the Sugi Opera Company in Seoul and Rigoletto at the Festival Internacional de Musica de Bogotà. Ms. Surguladze will be engaged in various concerts in Germany.