The bass Giorgi Chelidze impresses not only with powerful, sonorous tones across all ranges, but also with a fine sense for the inner drama, which he conveys perfectly in Leonora’s father’s bitterly elevated confession.” - Süddeutsche Zeitung

‍Upcoming engagements for Georgian bass Giorgi Chelidze include Zaccaria Nabucco at Polish National Opera in Warsaw, Dulcamara L’elisir d’amore and Zaccaria Nabucco at the Prague National Theatre, Tirésias Œdipe with Banatul Philharmonic of Timişoara and covering Gremin Eugene Onegin at The Metropolitan Opera.
Recent highlights include Bonzo Madama Butterfly with Kirill Petrenko at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Malyuta Skuratov The Tsar’s Bride at Teatro Regio di Torino, Pimen Boris Godunov with New National Theatre Tokyo, and Le Bailli Werther at the Prague National Theatre. At the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre, his roles have included the Old Hebrew Samson et Dalila, Padre Guardiano La forza del destino, and Sparafucile Rigoletto.
Earlier seasons saw him as Frère Laurent Roméo et Juliette at the Prague National Theatre and Festival Immling, as well as Ramfis Aida and Zaccaria Nabucco at Festival Immling. He was also featured as Il Dottore Dulcamara L’elisir d’amore, Pietro Simon Boccanegra, Colline La bohème, and Geronte di Ravoir Manon Lescaut, all at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre. Giorgi has appeared at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Gran Teatro Falla Cádiz, and Le Pin Galant Performing Arts Center in France.
Giorgi is a graduate of the Tbilisi State Conservatory and was a member of the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow Young Artists Program.