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Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, she is in high demand by major theaters of the world for her extraordinary vocal and stage skills.

After obtaining the title of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) at the V.

Sarajishvili National Conservatory with M° Kariauli and the title of Master in International Economic Relations at the Technical University of Georgia, she won the Special Prize of the Teatro alla Scala at the H.G. Belvedere competition and she was admitted to the Accademia of Teatro alla Scala without an entrance exam.

In addition, she is a winner of prestigious international competitions, such as Operalia, the Concourse International de Chant de la Ville de Toulouse, the Francisco Viñas competition in Barcelona, the international H.G.

Belvedere competition in Vienna, the E. Obraztsova International Vocal Competition in St. Petersburg.

Ketevan Kemoklidze's repertoire includes numerous titles such as: Carmen, Aida, Werther, Don Carlo, La forza del destino, Norma, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Cenerentola, Le Comte Ory, Le nozze di Figaro, Linda di Chamounix, Roméo et Juliette, Faust, Così fan tutte, Ascanio in Alba, Edgar, Salome, Manon, Rigoletto, A Midsummer Night's Night, Evgenij Onegin, and The Love for Three Oranges, among others.

Subsequently she appears successfully at many of the world's major opera houses including: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Royal Opera House in London, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Real in Madrid, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Teatro Regio in Parma, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Opera National de Montpellier, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, National Opera of Poland, Opera of Monte Carlo, New National Theatre in Tokyo, Malmö Opera, Graz Opera, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and Opera in Oviedo, among others.

She has also performed frequently in numerous prestigious festivals including: the Festival dell’Arena di Verona, the Spoleto Festival, the Sferisterio in Macerata, the Puccini Festival, the Maifestspiele in Wiesbaden, the Quindicina Musicale inSan Sebastiano, the MITO SettembreMusica Festival, the Mozartfest, the Stresa Festival, the Victorialife Festival, the Wexford Festival, the Tsinandali Festival, among others.

Ketevan Kemoklidze has participated as a soloist in important events, including: Ivan the Terrible and Alexander Nevsky on tour with the St.

Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Vivaldi's Magnificat with I Solisti Veneti, the “Plácido Domingo” concert with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Verdi's and Mozart’s Requiem, Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Rückertlieder, Stravinsky's Pulcinella, Beethoven's Symphony No.

9, the AIDS Gala at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Georgian premiere of Berlioz's Mort de Cléopâtre, Handel's Messiah, Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Among the engagements of the 2025-26 season are: La Forza del Destino in Bilbao; Carmen at the Teatro Real in Madrid; Aida at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville; and Gala concerts at the Oper der Stadt Bonn.

Subsequently appears successfully at many of the world's major opera houses including: as a charming Rosina at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Opéra de Nice, Opéra National in Montpellier, Deutshe Oper am Rhein, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Opéra Municipal de Marseille and at Washington National Opera where was invited by Maestro Domingo after winning his competition.

She returned to Tokyo and to Washington as Preziosilla in La forza del destino. She stared in Cosi fan tutte at Teatro delle Muse in Ancona, in Faust and in Thais at Teatro Reggio Torino under the baton of Maestro Gianandrea Noseda. Having been awarded Special Prize of Teatro alla Scala at H.G. Belvedere competition she was admitted in the Academy of Teatro alla Scala without an entrance exam.

With Pierotto in Linda di Chamounix  she made her successful debut at Teatro dell´Opera di Roma and returned to Rome with Carmen at Terme di Caracalla. She made her Greek debut as a Giulio Cesare at Megaron in Thessaloniki.

From her prestigious concert activities are important: Ivan the Terrible and Alexander Nevsky on tour with St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under baton of Yuri Temirkanov at Donastia San-Sebastian Music Festival, at Annecy Classic Festival, at Sagra Musicale Malatestiana, at International Music Festival “MITO”.

She made her outstanding film debut as Adriana Ferrarese (Donna Elvira) in legendary Spanish film director Carlos Saura’s film Io Don Giovanni, having won a special prize at various International Film Festivals.

Her discography includes the following titles: Carmen, Il barbiere di Siviglia; Roméo et Juliette, AIDS-Gala Berlin, Thais, Otello, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Salome.

Ketevan is actively involved in teaching, giving masterclasses at various conservatories around the world, including the National Conservatory in Tbilisi, ESMUC, Conservatori de Mallorca, Atelier de Exelence and Neo Academy in Valencia, among others.

August 2025

General Information

• Last name:Kemoklidze
• First name:Ketevan
• Nationality:Georgia
• Tessitura:Mezzo soprano
• Official website URL:http://ketevankemoklidze.blogspot.com/
• Contact:Stage Door Via San Giorgio 4 40121 Bologna Italy http://www.stagedoor.it E-mail: [email protected] Telefono: +39 051 26 21 26 Fax: +39 051 27 14 52

Born in Tbilisi (Georgia), Ketevan Kemoklidze is one of today’s most sought-after mezzo-sopranos, admired for vocal quality, stage presence and interpretative versatility.

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