Sofia Janelidze

Georgian mezzo soprano has graduated from Tbilisi State Conservatory. In the age of 24 she entered the main cast of Tbilisi State Opera where she has been performing lead roles in the operas of Mozart, Verdi and Tchaikovsky for next 3 years. In 2008, following the invitation of the Italian Embassy, she moved to Italy in order to continue her studies with some of the most renowned masters of operatic music, such as Gianfranca Ostini, Jenny Anvelt, Katia Riccarelli, Jaume Aragall and Marcello Lippi. She is a winner of a few internationally acclaimed singing competitions. Among them: "Martini", "G.Simionato", " G. Zechariah", "E. Lisca", "Giovani Voci" of Magent, "La Citta Sonora". She also reached the final round of the most prestigious Operalia under the supervision of. Placido Domingo,