George Andguladze
Don Giovanni /Il Commendatore (MIA)
George Andguladze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. At a young age, he sang in churches and with the Georgian folk choir. He later graduated in piano and choir conducting, and subsequently moved to Italy, where he completed his studies at the Conservatory of Parma and Reggio Emilia, graduating in opera singing. He then graduated from the Accademia Voci Verdiane di Alto Perfezionamento in Busseto (Parma), and since 2009 has performed at some of the most prestigious international theatres, including Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Royal Opera House (London), Staatsoper Berlin, Teatro Real de Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Georgian National Opera, Arena di Verona, Hong Kong Opera, Opéra de Lausanne, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Bellini di Catania, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Festival Puccini di Torre del Lago, Royal Opera House Muscat, Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Atlanta Opera, Festival di Parma, Teatro Verdi di Salerno, Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Seoul Arts Center, Savonlinna Opera Festival, and Konzerthaus Dortmund.
biography
George Andguladze | Bass
He has worked with conductors such as Daniel Oren, Stefano Ranzani, Nicola Luisotti, Giacomo Sagripanti, Michele Mariotti, Jeffrey Tate, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Diego Fasolis, Giampaolo Bisanti, and Piergiorgio Morandi.
His repertoire includes roles such as Filippo II (Don Carlo), Zaccaria (Nabucco), the Verdi Requiem, Escamillo (Carmen), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Oroveso (Norma), Ramfis (Aida), Timur (Turandot), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Sparafucile (Rigoletto), Commendatore (Don Giovanni), Don Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), and Massimiliano (I Masnadieri).
George Andguladze has participated in several recording projects, including Massenet’s La Navarraise, published by Warner Classics; the DVD of Verdi’s Rigoletto; Verdi’s Stiffelio; and Puccini’s Turandot.
Recently, he has sung at Teatro Real de Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, Teatro Bellini di Catania, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Konzerthaus Dortmund, and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.