Eteri Lamoris

Eteri Lamoris (born 23 May 1971) is an operatic soprano and voice teacher of Georgian descent. She initially studied with her mother Lamara Chkonia in Tbilisi and later in Madrid. Lamoris made her operatic debut as Desdemona in ''Otello'' at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre where she later sang roles including Violetta in ''La traviata'' and Gilda in '' Rigoletto''. She made her international debut as Musetta in Franco Zeffirelli's production of '' La bohème'' at La Scala . She went on to perform leading roles in both European and North American opera houses.

In 2012 she received th
Stockholm Culture Awards
for Cultural Personality of the Year. The event was at the "Royal Palace". Princess of Sweden Christina Magnuson presented her gold medal with the title th
“Greatest Singer of Our Time"
and a
official certificateThe international press
has bestowed upon her the title of "The Violetta of the 21st century" for her exceptional portrayals in the opera La Traviata and has hailed her as "one of the finest interpreters of Lucia di Lammermoor.

Lamoris has also gained recognition for her role as co-director of the international summer festiva
"Accademia Belcanto"
in Graz, Austria, alongside her sister, Natela Nicoli.

Eteri Lamoris is a laureate i
nine International competitions
in five of which she was awarded the first prize.

Career

Eteri Lamoris studied singing under the guidance of her mother, the renowned soprano Lamara Chkonia. Later, she attended the High School of Singing of Madrid, studying with Dolores Ripolles, a student of Elvira de Hidalgo. She further honed her vocal skills in Vienna, receiving training from Renata Scotto and Ruthilda Boesch.

Her debut occurred at the Georgian National Opera Theater, where she performed roles like Desdemona (Verdi - Otello) and Violetta (Verdi - La Traviata).

Lamoris achieved recognition in 1994 performing a
Operalia
World Opera Competition in 1994 hosted by Placido Domingo and Diana Ross. She received the "Audience Prize" in the semi-final of this contest at Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper). She has been awarded prizes in nine international singing competitions, winning first place in five.

She appeared at the Bonn Opera House in Germany under the artistic direction of Giancarlo Del Monaco as Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), and at the Washington Opera as Elvira (I Puritani) and Nedda (I Pagliacci) in the production at Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano with Plácido Domingo and Bruno Pola.

In the Stadttheater Bern and Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, she performed as Lucia Di Lammermoor under the direction of Christof Loy. At the Arriaga Opera House of Bilbao, she appeared in operas such as La Traviata (Violetta), Carmen
Orfeo ed Euridice
and L'Elixir D'Amore with Marco Armiliato, Manca di Nissa, Vicente Sardinero, Denis Graves, and Luis Lima.

Additional performances took place at Teatro La Fenice di Venezia in Un Ballo in Maschera with Giorgio Zancanaro; the Haydn-Festival in Eisenstadt, at Staatsoper Hannover performing L'Incontro Improvviso (Rezia) under the musical direction of Adam Fisher and '' La bohème'' at the Royal Theatre of Madrid with Silvio Varviso.

She also performed in Palm Beach Opera's production of Rigoletto, at the Mannheim National Theatre in La Traviata (Violetta), and at the Teatro Nacional de Río de Janeiro in the same opera, staged by Sonia Frisell and Giani Quaranta. She appeared at the Teatro de Santoro de Brasilia in Alzira, Colón Theatre of Buenos Aires and ''Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi'' in Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Antonia) under the musical direction of Daniel Oren. The Opéra de Nice featured her in La Bohème (Musetta).

In the realm of recitals, Eteri Lamoris has performe
Verdi's trio of "Ernani" from the Gala-concert in Barcelona
at th
Royal Palace Music Festival in Stockholm
and th
Christmas in Vienna Gala Concert
She has also sung in numerous concerts with the Moscow Soloists Orchestra under the baton of Yuri Bashmet

She has appeared in several concerts at the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Liceu Theatre in Barcelona, and the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo. Teatro Regio di Parma featured her in a concert with the Praga Virtuosos Orchestra.

Noteworthy performances include her appearances at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in the opera I Capuleti e I Montecchi with Nello Santi.

Personal life

Eteri has two children, Ana and Alex. Due to the birth of her second child, she has reduced her operatic activity, returning in 2010 to the field of recital and the production of musical events. Her projects such as "La Scala Stars", "Pearls of the World of Opera", "Spanish Nights", and "Lamara Chkonia-80" can be found on he
website

References

Further sources
*Omelchenko, Tatiana (3 December 2012)
""Смотреть на несчастья, закусывая камамбером, — ненормально", — убеждена оперная певица Этери Ламорис" (interview)
''Бизнес''. Retrieved 6 November 2014 .
*Katashinskaya, Alain (23 May 2014)
"Этери Ламорис: покорившая мир"
''Komsomolskaya Pravda''. Retrieved 6 November 2014 .
*Dudko, Elena (13 April 2012)
"Этери ЛАМОРИС: «На западе очень любят Чайковского, хотя много постановок и Мусоргского»"
''ATI–Times''. Retrieved 6 November 2014 .

External links

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"Christmas in Vienna - Die schönsten Momente"
, orf.at
Eteri Lamoris
peoples.ru
Christmas in Vienna mit Garanca, Lamoris, Cura
oe24.at, 2008
"Nicoli und Lamoris: Große Stimmen für Europa"
ots.at, 2007
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamoris, Eteri
Musicians from Tbilisi
Spanish operatic sopranos
1971 births
Living people
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish women singers
Emigrants from Georgia (country) to Spain
Naturalised citizens of Spain