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, Template:Lang-ru; 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
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
- ^ Елизавета Дмитриевна Уварова (2004). Эстрада России, XX век: энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. pp. 190—. ISBN 978-5-224-04462-7.
- ^ a b c Борис Савченко (1998). Кумиры российской эстрады. Панорама. ISBN 978-5-85220-563-6.
- ^ a b c Елизавета Уварова; Всесоюзный научно-исследовательский институт искусствознания (1976). Русская советская эстрада: очерки истории. Искусство.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Музыкальная жизнь. Союз композиторов СССР, анд Министерство культуры СССР. 2001.
- ^ a b Sigurd Schmidt (2007). "Т. 1: Лица Москвы: [в 3 кн.], кн. 1: А—З". Московская энциклопедия. М.: Москвоведение.
- ^ a b c d e "Яркая звезда Кето Джапаридзе". Тбилисская неделя. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ 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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