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Meliton Balanchivadze (Georgian: მელიტონ ბალანჩივაძე; 24 December 1862 – 21 December 1937) was a Georgian opera singer, composer and a member of Georgia's cultural scene, both under the Russian Empire and during the country's independence.
Meliton Balanchivadze (1862-1937) is regarded as one of the pioneers of Georgian compositional art. He provided his foundation for numerous styles of Georgian professional music with Dimitri Arakishvili, Zakaria Paliashvili, Niko Sulkhanishvili and Viktor Dolidze.
Hijo del compositor y famoso cantante de ópera Meliton Balanchivadze (1862-1937). Entre 1895 y 1917 realizó giras por el Imperio Ruso presentando música folclórica de Georgia. Casado por segunda vez con una nativa de San Petersburgo en 1905, tuvo su segundo hijo Andrew de este matrimonio.
16 de oct. de 2018 · Meliton Balanchivadze (1862-1937) was one of the pioneers of classical music in Georgia. Although his creative output has scarcely been recorded, he composed several popular and influential works...
In the late summer of 1889, Meliton Antonovich Balanchivadze, a young man of twenty-seven, dressed as a gentleman, stepped off the train at St. Petersburg’s central Nikolaevsky station, carrying most of his worldly belongings. He was small, with a neat brown mustache and goatee and an impish smile.
The Kutaisi Meliton Balanchivadze Opera and Ballet Professional State Theatre, or just the Kutaisi Opera Theatre, is a place with a fascinating history. Constructed at the end of the 19th century, it has played host to countless performances across its troubled lifetime, and is worth a visit for both patrons of the arts and lovers of architecture.
Today, the theatre carries the name of Meliton Balanchivadze, a maestro of Georgian music and the father of the world-renowned ballet master George Balanchine. This tribute echoes the theatre's connection to Georgia's operatic heritage and its ongoing commitment to the arts.
