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''''Nino Surguladze''' ([[Georgian language|Georgian]]: ნინო სურგულაძე; born in [[Tbilisi]], Georgia) is a Georgian [[mezzo-soprano]]. ==Biography== '''Referred to as “Penélope Cruz of the opera” by the media and compared at various times to Audrey Hepburn and Anna Magnani, Nino Surguladze is one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of modern generation, admired for her warm and velvety voice, incisive musicianship, excellent acting abilities, notable stage presence, and physical beauty.''' Ms Surguladze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia.In a family of scientists. Ms Surguladze’s exposure to opera dates from a very young age through the influence of her parents, both of whom are avid music lovers. Ms Surguladze obtained her primary and secondary education at the First Experimental School in Tbilisi, and also graduated from Children’s Music School. While studying at the latter, she took part in several of musicals, debuting at the age of 7 at the Philharmonie in Tbilisi, and toured abroad in several countries, including the US. In 1991 she shared the first prize with the Natvris Khe group at the Georgian Music and Choreography Contest. During this period, Ms Surguladze also starred in three movies: Metichara (1988), Martivi pasiansi(1990), and Valsi Pechoraze (1992). For her role in the latter, in 1995 the jury headed by Claude Chabrol awarded her a special prize “Espoir du Cinéma Européen” at the Geneva Film Festival.She sang in many concerts in Georgia, performing popular music. Aged 16, she took part in the Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg in a solo concert with a band from Dallas. Among its participants, the festival featured a jazz guitarist and composer [[X-apple-data-detectors://0|Pat Metheny]] and an R&B singer [[X-apple-data-detectors://1|Randy Crawford]]. It was after this festival that Ms Surguladze decided to pursue an operatic career; thus, upon obtaining a college degree in journalism, she enrolled at V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she studied singing with Professor Guliko Kariauli. She graduated with distinction and won prizes in a number of prestigious international voice competitions, including the Francisco Viñas International Singing Contest in Barcelona. She completed her musical training in Milan under Leyla Gencer, Luciana Serra and Luigi Alva, graduating from the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in 2003, and simultaneously performing roles in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide, Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, and Verdi’s Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio at the Teatro alla Scala. Ms Surguladze joined Riccardo Muti for the opening of the 2003-04 La Scala season as Marie in a production of Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon, and since then has sung many other roles at the theatre, including Meg Page in Verdi’s Falstaff (conductor Riccardo Muti, season opening), Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (director Graham Vick), Idamante in Mozart’s Idomeneo (conductor Daniel Harding), Solokha in Tchaikovsky’s Cherevichki, Siebel in Gounod’s Faust, Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco, and Valencienne in Lehár’s Die Lustige Witwe. Elsewhere in Italy, Ms Surguladze sang Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Olga in Chaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Teatro Regio di Torino, Marguerite in La Damnation de Faust (conductor Plasson) at the Teatro Regio di Parma, Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Cuniza in Verdi’s Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, as well as Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen in Macerata (director Dante Ferretti, winner of three Academy Awards, as well as three BAFTA awards), Bologna, Naples and Bari, and Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco at the Arena di Verona and in Piacenza. Ms. Surguladze made her debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona at the age of 22 as Sonyetka in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. At the Liceu she then performed Federica and Laura in Verdi’s Luisa Miller opposite Samuel Ramey, and Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto, the role she also sang at the Teatro Real in Madrid, with Leo Nucci in the title role.Elsewhere in Spain, Ms Surguladze attained great success as Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte (opposite Barbara Frittoli) at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia. In the USA, she sang to great acclaim Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Olga in Chaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen in San Diego. In the UK, Ms Surguladze sang Olga (Eugene Onegin, conductor Philippe Jordan) and Dorabella (Così fan tutte) at the Royal Opera House in London, and Clara in Prokofiev’s Betrothal in a Monastery at the Glyndebourne Festival. Ms Surguladze made her debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2009 as Sinaïde in Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon (conductor Riccardo Muti), the opera she also sang under the baton of Maestro Muti at the season opening in Rome. Elsewhere in Austria, she took on the role of Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen in Graz. In Germany Ms Surguladze has performed Sesto in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen, and Idamante in Mozart’s Idomeneo in Hamburg; Polinesso and Ariodante in Handel’s Ariodante in Frankfurt; Maddalena in Cologne; Federica in Verdi’s Luisa Miller at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, where she also sang Maffio Orsini in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia (opposite Edita Gruberová). In Tokyo, Ms Surguladze sang Suzuki in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen. In Seoul, Ms Surguladze has performed Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen. She has also sung the latter opera in Istanbul in a concert performance dedicated to the memory of Leyla Gencer. Ms Surguladze’s recent successes include: Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi in Bergen, Marguerite in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust in Liège,Amneris in Verdi’s Aida at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples,Bologna, Honk Kong and Bari, the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, and the Bergen Nasjonale Opera in Bergen; Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and in Sassari,New Zealand Opera on tour in Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland. Santuzza in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana in Avignon; Adalgisa in Bellini’s Norma in Beirut; Stéphano in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the Arena di Verona; Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto (conductor Fabio Luisi) at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, in Bogota, and at the Sferisterio Opera Festival in Macerata; and Federica in Verdi’s Luisa Miller in Naples and Budapest. Not to forget is her Rosenblatt Recital at the Wigmore Hall in London, where she performed songs, lieder and arias by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Saint-Saëns, Cilea, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Wolf. Among notable concerts she took part in as a soloist, mention should be made of the Christmas concert at the San Marco church in Milan (conductor [[X-apple-data-detectors://2|Riccardo Muti]]); performance of Dvorák’s Requiem in B-flat minor at the Berliner Philharmonie, with Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Nicola Luisotti; and the performance of Schubert’s Mass No. 6 in E flat major at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In 2016, at the anniversary concert of [[X-apple-data-detectors://3|Giya Kancheli]]<nowiki/>in Tbilisi, she premiered songs written and dedicated to her by the composer. Ms Surguladze’s discography to date counts nine titles and includes recordings of live performances from Milan, Barcelona, Glyndebourne, Verona, and Macerata. Ms Surguladze’s future engagements include: Carmen in Liege opera, Alceste in Florance opera house, and many other interesting projects. In September 2010, Ms Surguladze performed Maddalena in the unique Rigoletto filmed live on location in Mantua opposite the opera stars like [[X-apple-data-detectors://4|Plácido Domingo]] (Rigoletto), [[X-apple-data-detectors://5|Vittorio Grigolo]](Duke of Mantua), Julia Novikova (Gilda), and Ruggerio Raimondi (Sparafucile), and under the baton of Zubin Mehta, directing [[X-apple-data-detectors://6|the Orchestra]]Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI. Realism never came more authentic in opera than this RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) project, broadcasted simultaneously in 148 countries. After the performance, for her contributions to the culture and promotion of the Georgian cause abroad, Ms Surguladze was awarded the Presidential Order of Excellence, one of the top distinctions of the Republic of Georgia. In 2015, for her promoting and fostering links between Italy and Georgia, upon recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy and by the decision of the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, she was conferred a high decoration of the Cavaliere della Stella d’Italia. The award ceremony took place in Tbilisi, with participation of the Ambassador of Italy to Georgia Mr. Antonio Enrico Bartoli and the President of Georgia Mr. Giorgi Margvelashvili. In spring 2016, for the role of Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco that she performed at the Arena di Verona, Ms Surguladze was awarded the GBOSCAR of the 2014-2015 opera season in the category of the best mezzo-soprano (GBOSCAR – L’Eccellenza dell’Opera e della Danza – 2a edizione). In 2017 Nino Surguladze made a part in Netflix series called the THE ALIENIST , The cast includes Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, a. The premiere is scheduled for January 2018. March 2018 she just made her debut in Maggio Musicale di Firenze with the part of Alceste of Gluck’s Alceste. Nino was a part  in the memorable concert, Tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky · Carnegie Hall, April 22nd. Also  sang a part of Carmen  in Carmen in Liege for “Mezzo” tv , under the button of wonderful Speranza Scapucci with big sexes. Next: And she will make her debut in the part of Azucena with Maestro Abbado  and Robert Wilson in Parma this year. and Also Bologna with ten same Opéra. And many other projects. Born in Tbilisi, Nino Surguladze studied singing with Guliko Kariauli at the [[Tbilisi State Conservatoire]].<ref name=nsm>[http://www.newstyle-mag.com/personalii/astralnye-miry-nino-surguladze.html ''New Style Magazine'' (2010-07-22), Астральные миры Нино Сургуладзе]</ref> After winning a prize at the Francisco Viñas International Singing Contest in Barcelona, she earned her a scholarship at {{Interlanguage link multi|Accademia Teatro alla Scala|it}},<ref>[http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en/el-liceu/francisco-vinas/contests-pricewinners/from-2001-to-2010.html ''Gran Teatre del Liceu'', Francisco Viñas Contest: Contest's prizewinners (from 2001 to 2010)]</ref><ref name=nsm/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4nz3nwmLI ''YouTube.com'', Intervista a Nino Surguladze, Rigoletto al Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, 13 Novembre 2013]</ref> where she studied with [[Leyla Gencer]] and [[Luciana Serra]].<ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/gennaio/15/altra_Carmen_della_Georgia_Canto_co_9_100115105.shtml ''Corriere della Sera'' (2010-01-15), L'altra Carmen della Georgia: "Canto la libertà delle donne"]</ref> She made her operatic debut as Cuniza in Verdi's ''[[Oberto (opera)|Oberto]]'' and Zulma in Rossini's ''[[L'italiana in Algeri]]'' in Milan in 2002,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/2003/pages/georgia.shtml ''BBC Cardiff Singer of the World'', 2003. Georgia: Nino Surguladze]</ref><ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/settembre/11/Verdi_Oberto_conte_San_Bonifacio_co_0_0209116028.shtml ''Corriere della Sera'' (2002-09-11), Verdi, "Oberto conte di San Bonifacio" torna mezzo secolo dopo con i giovani della Scala]</ref> and since appeared in many opera houses around the world She has appeared in the Italian film ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Rigoletto a Mantova|it}}'' and the Georgian films ''Valsi Pechoraze''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105723/ ''IMDb'' Valsi Pechoraze (1992)]</ref> and ''Metichara''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279957/ ''IMDb'', Metichara (1988).]</ref> In 2010, she was awarded the Presidential Order of Excellence by [[Mikhail Saakashvili]].<ref>[http://www.georgianjournal.ge/arts-a-culture/86-n-surguladze-was-decorated-with-an-order.html ''Georgian Journal'' (2010-09-16), N. Surguladze was decorated with an order]</ref><ref>[http://www.ekhokavkaza.com/content/article/2151272.html ''ekhokavkaza.com'' (2010-09-08), Нино Сургуладзе награждена орденом "Сияние"]</ref> Nino Surguladze is a founder of the charity foundation Desire Tree, which aims to provide assistance to children in need of medical care.<ref>[http://fsp.ge/en/news/charity-in-georgia/1021-nino-surguladze-pomozhet-5-tyazhelo-bolnym-malysham/ ''Social Partnership'', Nino Surguladze will assist 5 children with severe diseases]</ref><ref>[http://comunicazioneinform.it/questa-sera-a-tbilisi-un-concerto-della-fondazione-desire-tree/ ''Inform'' (2014-12-29), Questa sera a Tbilisi un concerto della Fondazione "Desire Tree"]</ref> ==Operatic repertoire== Bellini *Adalgisa (''[[Norma (opera)|Norma]]'')<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/11/al-bustan-classical-music-festival-beirut ''The Guardian'' (2015-04-11), Al Bustan - the classical music festival in Beirut that survives war and assassinations]</ref> Berlioz *Marguerite (''[[La Damnation de Faust]]'')<ref>[http://www.operaclick.com/recensioni/teatrale/parma-teatro-regio-la-damnation-de-faust-0 ''OperaClick'', Parma - Teatro Regio: La damnation de Faust]</ref> Bizet *Carmen (''[[Carmen]]'')<ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/gennaio/15/altra_Carmen_della_Georgia_Canto_co_9_100115105.shtml ''Corriere della Sera'' (2010-01-15), L'altra Carmen della Georgia: "Canto la libertà delle donne"]</ref> Gounod *Siebel (''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'')<ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/giugno/19/Scala_Faust_con_protesta_co_9_100619141.shtml ''Corriere della Sera'' (2010--06-19), Scala, "Faust" con la protesta]</ref> Tchaikovsky *Olga (''[[Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugene Onegin]]'')<ref>[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/gennaio/17/Oneghin_Bovarista_co_9_060117111.shtml ''Corriere della Sera'' (2006-01-17), Ma Oneghin è un Bovarista]</ref> Mascagni *Santuzza (''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'')<ref>[http://www.classiquenews.com/compte-rendu-opera-avignon-opera-le-20-mai-2014-mascagni-cavalleria-rusticana-leoncavallo-pagliacci/ ''Classique News'' (2014-05-27), Compte rendu, opéra. Avignon. Opéra, le 20 mai 2014. Mascagni : Cavalleria Rusticana. Leoncavallo : Pagliacci]</ref> Mozart *Dorabella (''[[Così fan tutte]]'')<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=b6a79ca7-eb6a-4f42-8b34-279fb282e57b ''Mundoclasico.com'' (2010-03-10), Mozart through the looking-glass]</ref> Verdi *Amneris (''[[Aida]]'')<ref>[http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=9741 ''ConcertoNet.com'', Aïda ou l'oeil de l'orchestre]</ref> *Fenena (''[[Nabucco]]'')<ref>[http://www.gbopera.it/2015/06/arena-di-verona-93-opera-festival-2015-nabucco/ ''GBopera'' (2015-06-21), Arena di Verona - 93° Opera Festival 2015]</ref> *Maddalena (''[[Rigoletto]]'')<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/arts/music/04rigoletto.html ''The New York Times'' (2010-10-03), Returning to realism and revisiting a tragedy]</ref> ==Discography== * ''Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto''. Arthaus, DVD, 2010 * ''Bizet: Carmen''. Dynamic, DVD, 2009 * ''Sergei Prokofiev: Betrothal in a monastery''. Glyndebourne, CD, 2006 * ''Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco''. Arthaus, DVD, 2006 * ''Gioacchino Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon''. TDK, DVD, 2005 * ''Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk''. EMI Classics, DVD, 2002 ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [http://www.stagedoor.it/en/Artist/Nino%20Surguladze Nino Surguladze at Stage Door] (management agency) * [http://operabase.com/a/Nino_Surguladze/13231 Nino Surguladze at Operabase] (performance schedule) * {{IMDb name|0839620}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Surguladze, Nino}} [[Category:People from Tbilisi]] [[Category:Operatic mezzo-sopranos]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Opera singers from Georgia (country)]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]'