Nino Surguladze: Georgia Is a Satisfying Place for People of All Tastes GIORGI TEDIASHVILI
N
ino Surguladze is one of the
visit Georgia often due to her busy sched-
about her country. In this interview with
brightest stars of the mod-
ule, but she shares the culture of her own
Diplomat magazine, she shared some
ern opera scene. The Geor-
country with millions of audiences and is
valuable insights into interesting things
gian-born singer has been
therefore considered an ambassador of
one can see and do in Georgia.
living in Italy for many years and is a sought-after visitor on the world’s leading scenes. The singer and recipient of the Presidential Order of Excellence, cannot
Georgia.
You are well travelled and you have
The best mezzo-soprano who won the
seen several interesting places around
‘Oscar of Opera’ (GBOSCAR Best Mez-
the world. Does Georgia stand out as
zo Soprano Award) often feels nostalgic
a tourist country? It is difficult for me to be completely objective about the issues that concern Georgia, because I love this country and for me it is distinct from all other countries however, I will highlight a few important issues to drive home my point. First of all, Georgia is a country with a very long history, precisely, its traditions and the culture makes it attractive but this is unknown to many, because not too many people are interested in discovering Post Soviet countries. In this small area, the mountains and
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