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View Anita Rachvelishvili's profile on Operabase, the reference for opera performances around the world. Near the end of Bizet’s “Carmen,” minutes before the title character is brutally murdered by her former lover, Don José, her friends tell her to watch out: José is nearby. — New York Times “ Long, black curly hair, strict but at the same time very tender - a view of this beautiful Georgian lady would convince you that she is the best Bizet’s Carmen …

They love each other without ever much liking each other.The trouble with this revival is: If you don’t feel that electric tug of destiny uniting Carmen and José, the opera — especially given Rob Howell’s stark sets — can feel more dingy and plodding than potent. Operabase has documented operatic activity worldwide since 1996, with over 500,000 performances on file.

Eyre’s show offers brooding and sternness more than sensuality or high spirits.

Anita Rachvelishvili passed the entrance audition and entered the Tbilisi State Conservatoire where she trained as a singer under Manana Egadze. The production, which opened the new season, was broadcast worldwide. She is also well known for singing Bizet's Carmen.

She has since returned to reprise the role of Carmen, to sing Azucena ( Il trovatore ) and in the 2017/18 Season she sang in the spring gala. There are over 25,000 performances of opera every year. Milan has a very special place in the heart of Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili.She studied at the La Scala Academy, working with the famous Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer, during which – in a remarkable big break – she made her debut as Carmen for the celebrated La Scala season opener. Freshen up your watchlist with Prime Video’s latest roster of movies and TV shows, featuring Financial support came in part from a stipend from the president's office Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia. Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili’s age is 36.

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Opera News magazine has stated that "Rachvelishvili is a unique dramatic presence. Carmen is a woman of many facets who, when confronted with the complexity of romantic relationships, wishes to live and feel alive. But his nuances increased as the evening went on.If Ms. Rachvelishvili’s blooming voice loses some texture and presence in its middle range, it blazes when she leans on it at the top and bottom.

She made her debut at the Georgian National Opera Theater as Maddalena in Rigoletto while still a student. She won the Paata Burchuladze Prize in 2007. “I am convinced that in ten years, Carmen will be the most popular opera in the world” predicted Tchaikovsky in 1880.In the 21 st century, Bizet’s last opera remains one of the most famous works in the opera repertoire. It records the work of artists in over 900 theatres, and publishes season information to opera-goers in 23 languages. “I am not the kind of woman to tremble before him,” she retorts.Mr. Anita Hartig, as Micaëla, has a strongly vibrating, dark-toned soprano with character, if also a tendency to turn sharp under pressure.

Anita Rachvelishvili is an actress, known for Carmen (2009), Il Trovatore (2018) and Great Performances at the Met (2006).

She worked alongside Daniel Barenboim during her time in La Scala’s production of famed opera Carmen. She received a stipend from the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, and in 2007 won the Paata Burchuladze Prize. Use the New & Rare listing to find the more unusual works, the rarities and the world premieres. Her Carmen was more interesting than this “Carmen.”Anita Rachvelishvili, with Aleksandrs Antonenko, in the title role of Richard Eyre's "Carmen" at the Met.Massimo Cavalletti, center, and Ms. Rachvelishvili, in "Carmen."Ms. She made her international debut as Carmen for La Scala, Milan, in a new production opening the 2009/10 season conducted by Daniel Barenboim and co-starring Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott. Anita Rachvelishvili, Actress: Carmen. Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili made her Royal Opera debut in 2013 as Carmen. Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili made her international breakthrough in 2009 when she made her spectacular role debut as Carmen under Daniel Barenboim at La Scala, Milan. The baritone Massimo Cavalletti sang the toreador Escamillo smoothly and evenly; while not ideally suave, he had casual charm.Early in the performance, Mr. Antonenko tended to sing each line, however intimate, like he was summoning an army into battle, which made for thrilling, ringing high notes and a relentless quality elsewhere.