Otar Jorjikia

Georgian tenor Otar Jorjikia established himself as one of the most exceptional tenors of his generation, winning several prestigious prizes such as First Prize at the 2016 Galina Vishnevskaya International Opera Singer’s Competition and First Prize at the Accademia Belcanto International Opera Singer’s Competition in Graz, Austria, 2016.

Otar was a student of legendary Georgian tenor, Maestro Nodar Andguladze during his studies at V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire. He also attended masterclasses with Maestro Renato Bruson, Edda Moser, Edith Wiens, Lyudmila Ivanova, and Verena Keller.

Since graduating from the Tbilisi State Conservatoire in 2013, Otar has made several house debuts at Opernhaus Zürich, Teatr Wielki Warsaw, Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Lithuanian National Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Reggio di Parma, Oper Graz, Teatro delle Muse Ancona, Rouen Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House Australia, Basel Opera Theatre, Bregenzer Festspiele, and Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse.

His repertoire includes Duke in Rigoletto, Gustavo in Un ballo in maschera, Don Alvaro in La Forza del destino, Alfredo in La Traviata, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Lensky in Eugene Onegin, Don José in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra, Ismaele in Nabucco, tenor part in G. Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Foresto in Attila, Don Carlo in Verdi’s Don Carlo, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Enzo Grimaldo in La Gioconda, etc.

He has collaborated with famous musicians in various theaters, including: Plácido Domingo, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Anna Netrebko, Luca Salsi, Sondra Radvanovsky, Paata Burchuladze, Tamar Iveri, Ludovic Tézier, George Petean, George Gagnidze, Nino Machaidze, Fabio Luisi, Riccardo Chailly, Gianluca Marciano, Antonello Allemandi, Fabio Armiliato, Enrique Mazzolla, Davide Livermore, Marina Bianchi, Andreas Homoki, and many other famous artists.