Keto Dzhaparidze
Keto Dzhaparidze[1] ქეთევან ჯაფარიძე (Georgian)Кэто Джапаридзе (Russian) | |
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| Birth name | Ketevana Konstantinovna Dzhaparidze |
| Born | February 11, 1901 Kvishkheti, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 20, 1968 (aged 67) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Genres | Russian romance[2] |
| Occupation | Singer |
Ketevana Konstantinovna Dzhaparidze[3][4] (Georgian: ქეთევან კონსტანტინეს ასული ჯაფარიძე, Russian: Кэтевана Константиновна Джапаридзе; February 11, 1901, Kvishkheti, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire[5] – September 20, 1968, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR[4][5]) was Georgian Soviet singer. People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1956).
Biography
[edit]She went to study at the Tiflis noble gymnasium in 1909, where her powerful voice was noticed by the famous composer Zachary Paliashvili, who worked there as a music teacher and led the school choir.[6]
In 1919, she entered the Tiflis Conservatory.[2][6]
In 1927, after graduating from the conservatory, she went to Berlin, where she took singing lessons for 3 years. In 1930, she returned to the USSR (Georgia).[2][6]
In the spring or summer of 1937, Keto made her debut in Moscow, she gave a solo concert on the stage of the Hermitage (Moscow theater of the revolution).[3][7] Around the same time (in the spring of 1937), she made her debut in Leningrad at the theater of Recreation garden.[7]
In 1939, she was invited to participate in the First all-Union competition of pop artists and received one of the prizes.[6][3]
During the World War II, Keto had to change her repertoire and started performing patriotic songs. The singer gave many concerts in hospitals and on the front line.[6]
In 1956, Dzhaparidze was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Georgian SSR.[8]
Keto died on September 20, 1968, and was buried in the Didube Pantheon.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Елизавета Дмитриевна Уварова (2004). Эстрада России, XX век: энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. pp. 190–. ISBN 978-5-224-04462-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Борис Савченко (1998). Кумиры российской эстрады. Панорама. ISBN 978-5-85220-563-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Елизавета Уварова; Всесоюзный научно-исследовательский институт искусствознания (1976). Русская советская эстрада: очерки истории. Искусство.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Музыкальная жизнь. Союз композиторов СССР, анд Министерство культуры СССР. 2001.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sigurd Schmidt (2007). "Т. 1: Лица Москвы: [в 3 кн.], кн. 1: А—З". Московская энциклопедия. М.: Москвоведение. ISBN 978-5-903633-01-2.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Яркая звезда Кето Джапаридзе". Тбилисская неделя. 2013-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Эрих Федорович Голлербах (1998). Встречи и впечатления. Инапресс. ISBN 978-5-87135-064-5.
- ^ Музыкальная энциклопедия. «Советская энциклопедия». 1982. p. 746.
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