Tamar Iveri - soprano

Georgian Soprano Tamar Ivery is one of the most sought-after artist of her generation, singing in prestigious theatres as: La Scala in Milan, Metropolitan Opera in New York, Covent Garden in London, Deutsche Oper and Staatsoper in Berlin, Staatsoper in Vienna, La Fenice in Venice, Salzburg Festival, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Opera Bastille in Paris, Théatre du Capitole in Toulouse, Vienna State Opera, Opera Australia. Tamar Iveri regularly collaborates with conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Sir Colin Davis, Mariss Jansons, James Levine, Fabio Luisi, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Oren, Seiji Ozawa, Antonio Pappano.

Ms. Iveri was awarded the M. Abashidze National Prize in Georgia and received the Eberhard Waechter Medaille for her Tatyana at the Vienna State Opera. For her performances as Amelia at Opera Australia she got nominated as Best Female Performer in an Opera for the prestigious Helpmann Awards.

In October 2014 Tamar Iveri established the charity foundation "Safe Society" to provide medical, psychological, and legal assistance, as well as rehabilitation, for victims of all forms of violence including domestic violence, sexual orientation-motivated violence, race-motivated violence and religious violence. Safe Society likewise will promote civic education in Georgia with regard to human rights.

Saimir Pirgu - tenor

Recent successes include: La Traviata and King Roger at the Royal Opera House in London under the baton of Antonio Pappano, Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto and Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore in Vienna; Alfredo in a new production of La Traviata in Berlin under the baton of Daniel Barenboim; Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at the Arena in Verona, Stefano Montanari conducting; Riccardo in Un ballo in Maschera in Tel Aviv with Zubin Mehta; Verdi’s Requiem in Amsterdam with Marc Albrecht and in Paris with Gianandrea Noseda and the Orchestre de Paris; Puccini’s Messa di Gloria at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, Paolo Arrivabeni conducting; Rigoletto in Toulouse Daniel Oren conducting.

Plans include: Don Giovanni at the Wiener Staatsoper; La Traviata at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin; Falstaff in Chicago, Riccardo Muti conducting; a new production of Madama Butterfly in Zurich; La Bohème (c. Marc Piollet-d. Jonathan Miller), Macbeth and Roméo et Juliette at the Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona; revivals of King Roger at the Sydney Opera House, Andrea Molino conducting; Don Giovanni at the Wiener Staatsoper; a new production of Rigoletto at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Damiano Michieletto directing. On the concert side, Mr. Pirgu will sing Berlioz’ Requiem in Vienna (Tugan Sokhiev conducting) on tour in Moscow, San Sebastian and Oviedo with the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse; Verdi’s Requiem in Barcelona with the London Symphony Orchestra and in London with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko at the Royal Festival Hall; series of concerts in Tokyo; a gala concert at the Chorégies d’ Orange. Saimir Pirgu will be engaged in a world concert tour presenting his new solo album Il mio canto, published by Opus Arte.