Hibla Gerzmava

Hibla Gerzmava
Хибла Герзмава
Born
Hibla Leverasovna Gerzmava

(1970-01-06) 6 January 1970 (age 54)
Pitsunda, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
OccupationOperatic soprano
Years active1995–present
Websitewww.hibla.ru

Hibla Leverasovna Gerzmava (Russian: Хи́бла Лева́рсовна Герзма́ва; Abkhaz: Хьыбла Леуарса-иҧҳа Герзмаа; born 6 January 1970) is an Abkhazian-Russian operatic soprano who currently resides in Moscow.

Education and career

Gerzmava since 1995 she has been a soloist of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre.

In 2008 Gerzmava made her Covent Garden debut as Tatyana in Eugene Onegin.[1] Her voice being described as clear and focused, yet also full of colour and with a reservoir of power that enables her to ride the biggest fortes like a surfer on a wave.[2] In the winter of 2009, Gerzmava performed for the first time the role of Lucia in the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre.[3]

In September–October 2010, Gerzmava made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the parts of Stella and Antonia in Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, and in November–December 2011 she went back there to sing Mimi in Franco Zeffirelli's production of La bohème. Gerzmava took part in the closing ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games that took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.

Festival

The festival was born in 2001. On a stage of Pitsunda Cathedral and the Abkhazian State Philharmonic acted Elena Obraztsova, Vladimir Spivakov, Ildar Abdrazakov, pianist Denis Matsuev, Deborah Brown, Daniel Kramer's trio, Yakov Okun, Felix Korobov, the Kazan state orchestra "La Primavera" and other known Russian collectives. The eighth festival of classical music has passed In September, 2009. In year 2014 for the first time the Festival was running in Moscow.

Repertoire

Recognitions and awards

  • The International Rimsky-Korsakov Competition.[4] St.-Petersburg (Russia). 2nd Prize Winner.

2001

  • The Golden Orpheus Opera Festival. Moscow (Russia). The Best Singer Award.

2006

2010

2012

References

  1. ^ The Telegraph. Eugene Onegin: Electrifying emotions
  2. ^ TimesOnline[dead link‍]
  3. ^ The Moscow Times ... sparkling coloratura from Abkhazia, Hibla Gerzmava
  4. ^ "Rimsky-Korsakov International Competition". Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  5. ^ "Президент России". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  6. ^ "Золотая Маска". Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2010-05-05.