When you listen to Makvala Kasrashvili, there is a feeling of free flight in the shimmering air, illuminated by the evening sun. People's Artist of the Soviet Union made fame to her native and famous Bolshoi Theater.
Biography
The Soviet opera prima donna was born in the Georgian city of Kutaisi in 1943, on March 13th. From a young age, the girl showed unique vocal abilities, which allowed Makvala to successfully complete her vocational education in the vocal class, the department of which was famous for the music school of the singer's hometown. She entered the vocal department in 1956 and graduated in 1960. The girl managed to continue her education at the Tbilisi Conservatory, where she learned the art of singing under the guidance of the talented teacher V. A. Davydova. During her studies, she performed on the stage of the conservatory in productions that were carried out by the university's opera studio. The debut performance was a great success, Makvala Kasrashvili performed in the operatic role of the main character in the work of the famous K. V. Glitch "Orpheus and Eurydice".
Career and work
Fate was supportive of the career of a young singer. It was auditioned at the Bolshoi Theater of the Soviet Union. A Georgian girl with a romantic lyric-dramatic soprano was immediately accepted into the group of trainees at the country's main opera stage.
Already in the winter of 1966, the young performer performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. Her first works - Michaela in the opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet and the supporting part of the opera "The Queen of Spades" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Makvala Kasrashvili not only toured with the Bolshoi Theater troupe across countries and continents, but was also often invited as a star on solo tours and performances in the best theaters in the world. She was enthusiastically listened to at London Covent Garden, New York Metropolitan Opera, at numerous European festivals.
Creativity and global success
Connoisseurs and experts unanimously argued that this singer is the best in the world to perform arias from the work of Amadeus Mozart.
Musical groups of world renown considered it an honor to work with Makvala Kasrashvili. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal, Tokyo! It is impossible to list all the performances of the opera diva. It is difficult to overestimate her contribution to the treasury of the world opera heritage.
Makvala is very fond of cozy chamber halls, where her clear voice sounds especially soulful, arousing the delight of the audience. She performs romances and sacred music, small oratorios and cantatas in collaboration with choral groups.
Currently, the singer is managing the creative work of collectives at the Bolshoi Theater.
Personal life
In her youth, Makvala Kasrashvili tried to become an exemplary wife, to create a family that was not destined to be. She has been living alone for a long time, her own interesting and self-sufficient life.
