Janelidze
Born in Batumi (Georgia), Goderdzi Janelidze studied choral conducting at the Paliashvili State Musical College in Batumi (2000-04). In 2015, he completed his vocal studies at the Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire (teacher Eldar Getsadze).
In 2015-16, he was a member of the Young Artists Opera Programme of the Bolshoi Theatre. In 2017-18, he was soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre Opera Company.
Performed at Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra national de Paris, Gran Teatro del Liceu, Teatro Real Madrid, Vlaanderen Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, Teatro Colòn, Canadian Opera Company, Vancouver Opera and others. Participated in music festivals, such as Wexford Festival Opera, Bregenzer Festspiele, Al Bustan Festival (Lebanon).
I Prize at the Elena Obraztsova International Competition
Grand Prix at the International Fyodor Chalyapin competition
Grand Prix at the International Rimsky-Korsakov Competition
The Third Actor, The Third Robber (Banevich’s The Story of Kai and Gerda)
Mill-hand, Policeman, Officer (Shostakovich’s Katerina Izmailova)
Laura's Guest, A Monk (Dargomyzhsky’s The Stone Guest)
Carlotto (Donizetti’s Don Pasquale)
Colline (Puccini’s La Boheme)
Doctor Grenvil (Verdi’s La Traviata)
A Monk (Verdi’s Don Carlo)
Innkeeper (Puccini’s Manon Lescaut)
Brander (Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust)
Konchak (Borodin’s Prince Igor)
Nikitich (Mussurgsky’s Boris Godunov)
Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)
Colline (La Boheme)
Ferrando (Il Trovatore, concert performace)
The King's Herald (Lohengrin)
Pimen (Boris Godunov) – New National Theatre Tokyo
Sparafucile (Rigoletto) – Opéra national de Paris, Canadian Opera Company, Teatro Colòn, Bregenzer Festspiele
Old Hebrew (Samson et Dalila) – Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Colline (La Boheme) – Gran Teatro del Liceu
Vodnik (Rusalka) – Vlaanderen Opera
Don Quichotte (Don Quichotte) – Wexford Festival Opera
Tom (Un ballo in maschera) – Teatro Real, Madrid
Prince Gremin (Eugene Onegin) – Vancouver Opera
Ramfis (Aida) – Canadian Opera Company
Creon (Cherubini’s Medea) – Al Bustan Festival
Banco (Macbeth) – National Opera and Ballet of Belarus
Tsangala (Paliashvili’s Daisi) – Batumi Opera Studio
In Concert –
Verdi’s Requiem – Teatro Colòn, Berlin Cathedral
Rossini’s Stabat Mater – Al Bustan Festival
Mercadante’s Il proscritto – Barbican in London