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Khibla Gerzmava was born in 1970 in Pitsunda. In 1989 she graduated from Sukhumi School of Music in piano, in 1994 - the Moscow Conservatory in solo singing (with Professor I. Maslennikova and Professor E. Arefieva), in 1996 - graduate school with I. Maslennikova. She also took an optional organ class for three years.

During her studies, she won a number of prizes at prestigious international competitions: “Verdi Voices” in Busseto (III prize), named after. N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov in St. Petersburg (II prize), named after. F. Vinyasa in Spain (II prize). The singer achieved her greatest success at the X International Competition. P.I. Tchaikovsky in Moscow in 1994, winning the Grand Prix - the only one in the entire more than half-century history of this competition.

Since 1995, Khibla Gerzmava has been a soloist of the Moscow Academic Musical Theater named after. K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko (she made her debut as Musetta in Puccini’s opera “La Bohème”). The singer's repertoire includes parts in the operas "Ruslan and Lyudmila" by Glinka, "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", "The Snow Maiden", "The Golden Cockerel" and " The Tsar's Bride"Rimsky-Korsakov, "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky, "The Moor" by Stravinsky, "Betrothal in a Monastery" by Prokofiev, "The Marriage of Figaro" and "Don Giovanni" by Mozart, " Barber of Seville"Rossini, "Lucia di Lammermoor", "Elisir of Love" and "Don Pasquale" by Donizetti, "Rigoletto", "La Traviata", "Un ballo in maschera" and "Falstaff" by Verdi and a number of others, in the operetta by J. Strauss " Bat».

With the theater Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, the singer toured in Korea, the USA and other countries. Sang on stages Mariinsky Theater, Teatro Comunale in Florence, Grand Teatro de Liceu in Barcelona, ​​Sofia National Opera in Bulgaria, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Covent Garden Theater in London, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Japan and others.

Khibla Gerzmava constantly performs with concert programs. IN concert repertoire singers - Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Requiems by Mozart and Verdi, oratorios by Handel ("Judas Maccabeus") and Haydn ("Creation of the World", "Seasons"), Bach's "Coffee Cantata"; vocal loops Schumann (“The Love and Life of a Woman”), R. Strauss (“Four latest songs"), Ravel ("Scheherazade"); romances by Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky, Ippolitov-Ivanov.

The singer was applauded by the halls of Russia, Sweden, France, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Greece, Turkey, the USA, and Japan. Collaborates with V. Spivakov and the National Philharmonic Orchestra Russia and the “Moscow Virtuosi”, A. Rudin and Musica orchestra Viva, V. Gergiev, V. Fedoseev, A. Lazarev, M. Pletnev, V. Sinaisky, Yu. Bashmet, L. Maazel. Participant of festivals in Ludwigsburg (Germany; performed the role of Eve in “The Creation of the World” by J. Haydn and the role of the Guardian Angel in the opera “Imagination of Soul and Body” by E. de Cavalieri), in Colmar (France), “Vladimir Spivakov Invites...” , “Dedication...” in the State Tretyakov Gallery, ArsLonga and others. She has recorded several CDs: Ave Maria, “Khibla Gerzmava Performs Russian Romances”, “Oriental Romances of Khibla Gerzmava” and others.

The singer is one of the organizers of the Festival classical music“Khibla Gerzmava invites”, which has been held in Abkhazia since 2001. She was a member of the jury of the Valeria Barsova Competition in Sochi and the “Competition of Competitions” at the Sobinovsky Festival in Saratov.

The art of Khibla Gerzmav has received many awards. She is a laureate of the Moscow Theater Prize opera festival(2000) in the category " Best Singer", winner of the Golden Orpheus theater award (2001) in the category "Best Singer of the Year". In 2006 she was awarded the titles of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and People's Artist of the Republic of Abkhazia.

She was awarded the Russian opera award Casta Diva and the National Theater Award " Golden Mask"for performing the part of Lucia in the performance of the theater. K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko “Lucia di Lammermoor”, Moscow City Prize for the performance of leading roles in the operas “La Traviata”, “Lucia di Lammermoor” and in the concert performance “An Evening of Classical Operetta”. In September and October, Khibla Gerzmava made a brilliant debut on the stage of the New York Metropolitan Opera in Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann (Antonia/Stella).

The singer constantly performs concert programs. The singer's concert and chamber repertoire includes Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Requiems by Mozart and Verdi, oratorios by Handel ("Judas Maccabeus") and Haydn ("Creation of the World", The Seasons), "Coffee Cantata" by Bach; vocal cycles of Schumann (“Love and Life of a Woman”), R. Strauss (“Four Last Songs”), Ravel (“Scheherazade”); romances by Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky, Ippollitov-Ivanov.

Khibla Gerzmav was applauded by the halls of Russia, Sweden, France, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Greece, Turkey, the USA, and Japan. She collaborates with V. Spivakov and his orchestras “Moscow Virtuosi” and the National Philharmonic, A. Rudin and the Musica viva orchestra, V. Gergiev, V. Fedoseev, A. Lazarev, M. Pletnev, V. Sinaisky, Yu. Bashmet, L .Maazel. Participant of festivals in Ludwigsburg (Germany; performed the role of Eve in “The Creation of the World” by J. Haydn and the role of the Guardian Angel in the opera “Imagination of Soul and Body” by E. de Cavalieri), in Colmar (France), “Vladimir Spivakov Invites...” , “Dedication...” in the State Tretyakov Gallery, ArsLonga, etc. She has recorded several CDs: Ave Maria, “Khibla Gerzmava performs Russian romances,” “Oriental romances of Khibla Gerzmava,” etc.

The singer is one of the organizers of the Classical Music Festival “Khibla Gerzmava Invites”, which has been held in Abkhazia since 2001. Takes part in the work of the jury of international competitions: them. Barsova in Sochi, the “Competition of Competitions” at the Sobinovsky Festival in Saratov, etc.

The art of Khibla Gerzmav has received many awards. She is a laureate of the Moscow Opera Festival theater prize (2000) in the category “Best Singer”; laureate of the Golden Orpheus 2001 theater award in the category “Best Singer of the Year”. In 2006 she was awarded the titles of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and People's Artist of Abkhazia.

The year 2010 was especially generous with memorable events in the singer’s biography.

She was awarded the Russian Opera Award Casta Diva and the National Theater Award "Golden Mask" for her performance of the role of Lucia in the performance of the Theater. K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko “Lucia di Lammermoor”, Moscow City Prize for the performance of leading roles in the operas “La Traviata”, “Lucia di Lammermoor” and in the concert performance “An Evening of Classical Operetta”. In September-October, Khibla Gerzmava made a brilliant debut on the stage of the New York Metropolitan Opera in Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann (Antonia/Stella, 7 performances).

In 1994 she graduated from the vocal department of the Moscow State Conservatory (teachers - Professor I. I. Maslennikova, Professor E. M. Arefieva), in 1996 - graduate school at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Maslennikova. Since 1995 – soloist Musical theater them. K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko.

Performs leading soprano roles, including Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor by G. Donizetti), Violetta Valerie (La Traviata by G. Verdi), Mimi (La Bohème by G. Puccini), Adina (Elisir of Love by G. Donizetti) , Donna Anna ("Don Giovanni" by W.A. Mozart), Antonia, Stella, Juliet ("The Tales of Hoffmann" by J. Offenbach), Medea ("Medea" by L. Cherubini).

In 2010, for her performance of the role of Lucia in the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor,” Khibla Gerzmava was awarded the Casta Diva award in the “Best Singer” category, as well as the Moscow Prize in the field of literature and art.

In May 2011, Khibla Gerzmava performed on the stage of the Musical Theater named after. K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko played the parts of all four heroines of J. Offenbach's opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", bringing to life the composer's plan and becoming one of the few singers who managed to successfully solve this vocally difficult task.

Today Khibla Gerzmava is one of the most popular Russian singers on the world opera stage. She sang at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Teatro Comunale in Florence, the Sofia Opera, the Liceu Theater in Barcelona and the Reina Sofia Palace of Arts in Valencia, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Rome Opera, the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. In the spring of 2008, she made her debut on the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, where she performed the role of Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin. In October 2010, Khibla made her first appearance on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, performing the role of Antonia in a production of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann. In 2011, she sang in productions of La bohème by G. Puccini on the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Bavarian State and Rome Opera Houses, respectively in productions by Franco Zeffirelli and Otto Schenk. In September 2011, the singer made her debut in Paris Opera. His debut role was Vitellia in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito (conductor Adam Fischer, director Willy Dekker). In January 2012, she sang the role of Donna Anna in the opera by V.A. Mozart's "Don Giovanni" on the stage of the Royal opera house Covent Garden (conductor - K. Karidis, director - F. Zambello).

In the 2012/13 season. performed the role of Liu in G. Puccini's opera "Turandot" on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera (conductor - D. Ettinger, director - Fr. Zeffirelli) and returned to the stage of the Vienna State Opera to participate in the opera by V.A. Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito (Vitellia role, conductor – Adam Fischer, director – Jürgen Flimm). At the Covent Garden Theater she sang the role of Amelia Grimaldi in Simone Boccanegra by G. Verdi (conductor Antonio Pappano, director Elijah Moshinsky). In the 2013/14 season. performed on the stages of the Prague Philharmonic (performed the soprano part in L. Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass under the baton of the outstanding Czech conductor Jiří Belohlavek), the Vienna Opera (as Donna Anna, conductor A. Altinoglu), the Royal Festival Hall in London (soprano part in " Requiem" by G. Verdi, conductor - Antonio Pappano). In the 2014/15 season. performed the role of Donna Anna in “Don Juan” by V.A. Mozart at the Vienna State Opera, Antony and Stella in "The Tales of Hoffmann" by J. Offenbach at the Metropolitan Opera. In the 2015/16 season. performed the roles of Liu (Turandot by G. Puccini) and Desdemona (Othello by G. Verdi) on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. In the 2016/17 season. performed the role of Violetta Valerie (La Traviata by G. Verdi) on stage Bolshoi Theater Russia, as well as the roles of Desdemona (Othello by G. Verdi, Dresden State Opera) and Liu (Turandot by G. Puccini, Royal Opera Covent Garden). In March 2016, she performed for the first time at La Scala, her debut role was Anne Boleyn in the opera of the same name by G. Donizetti. In the 2017/18 season, performances took place at the Paris National Opera (Elizabeth in "Don Carlos" by G. Verdi; conductor - Philippe Jordan, director - Krzysztof Warlikowski), the Saxon State Opera (Desdemona in "Otello" by G. Verdi; conductor - Daniele Callegari , director – Vincent Boussard), Opera House Zurich (Leonora in “Force of Destiny” by G. Verdi; conductor – Fabio Luisi, director – Andreas Homoki).

In the 2018/19 season, performances are planned at the Paris National Opera (Desdemona in "Otello" by G. Verdi; conductor - Bertrand de Billi, director - Andrey Shcherban) and the Teatro Real in Madrid (Leonora in "Il Trovatore" by G. Verdi; conductor - Maurizio Benini, directed by Francisco Negrin).

Khibla Gerzmava has repeatedly received the National Theater Award "Golden Mask" (in 2010 - for her performance of the role of Lucia in the opera "Lucia di Lammermoor", in 2016 - for her performance of the title role in the opera "Medea").

Khibla Gerzmava performs with such outstanding Russian and foreign musicians and conductors as Lorin Maazel, Marco Armigliato, Vladimir Spivakov, Valery Gergiev, Alexander Rudin, Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Fedoseev, Vasily Sinaisky, Antonio Pappano, Jiri Belohlavek, James Conlon, Wolf Gorelick, Felix Korobov and others. The singer tours with concert programs in France, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Greece, Spain, USA, Japan, Sweden, Turkey and throughout Russia. She also became one of the organizers of the festival “Khibla Gerzmava invites...” in her native Abkhazia.

Gerzmava Khibla - famous domestic Opera singer originally from Abkhazia. She sings soprano. Currently she is a soloist at the Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater located in Moscow. She has the title of People's Artist of Abkhazia and People's Artist of Russia. Well known not only in our country, but throughout the world. She has performed on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, Rome Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden in London, the largest and most popular stage venues in the world.

Biography of the singer

Gerzmava Khibla was born in 1970. She was born in the Abkhaz resort town of Pitsunda. Translated from the local language, her name means “golden-eyed”.

A caring father brought three-year-old Khibla Gerzmava a piano from Germany. Since childhood, she began to sing, and over time, play the piano. The childhood of the heroine of our article passed under the walls Orthodox church in Pitsunda, she constantly listened to the organ music coming from there. Also in school age started performing in variety groups. She achieved her first success in the song and dance ensemble "Sharatyn" in Pitsunda.

Her youth was tragic. By the age of 18, her father and mother had died. This had a strong influence on her worldview.

Receive musical education she went to music school to Gagra. In Sukhumi she graduated from a music school in piano. Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming an organist, impressed by what I heard as a child in the cathedral.

In 1989, Khibla Gerzmava, whose photo is in this article, set off to conquer Moscow. She entered the capital's conservatory, from which she successfully graduated in 1994.

Professional career

Gerzmava Khibla not only successfully graduated from the vocal department, but also attended elective classes for three years to learn how to play the organ.

She attracted the close attention of foreign experts when she took third place at a competition in Italian Busseto, and then second at the prestigious vocal festival in Spain in Viñasa and the Rimsky-Korsakov competition, which took place in St. Petersburg.

IN student years The heroine of our article achieved a major victory at the international Tchaikovsky competition, which took place in Russian capital in 1994. She performed the arias of the Snow Maiden and Rosina, deservedly winning the Grand Prix.

In 1995, she began performing at the Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. She still remains his soloist. Even though in 1998 she received an invitation to perform at the Bolshoi Theater, but was forced to refuse due to a busy tour schedule.

The singer's creativity

During her career, singer Khibla Gerzmava performed dozens of roles in famous productions capital musical theater.

Among the most successful, experts note Lyudmila in the opera “Ruslan and Lyudmila” by Glinka, the Swan Princess in “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” by Rimsky-Korsakov, Rosina in “The Barber of Seville” by Rossini, Adele in “Die Fledermaus” by Strauss, Medea in the opera of the same name by Cherubini .

Participation in festivals and competitions

Gerzmava Khibla has won many victories at prestigious competitions. For example, in 2008 she triumphantly performed at the Crescendo music festival. In the same year, she performed the role of Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin on the stage of Covent Garden in London. During her career, she visited the most famous theater venues in the world.

In 2010 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. There she got the incredibly difficult role of Antonia in an opera written by Jacques Offenbach called “The Tales of Hoffmann”. Few of the world's opera stars decides to perform it because this is the only performance on the world opera stage in which four sopranos have to be performed simultaneously within the framework of one work in different voices. The heroine of our article succeeded brilliantly, after which she earned the title of one of the greatest opera singers in the world. Nowadays, only one other opera performer successfully implements such experiments - the German Diana Damrau.

Since 2011, Gerzmava has been performing at the Rome Opera. There she performs the role of Mimi in Puccini's La bohème, as well as the role of Liu in another Puccini opera called Turandot.

In 2012, Khibla returned to the Covent Garden stage as Donna Anna. Mozart's Don Giovanni was a great success in London that season. At the same time, the singer performed the role of Liu from Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera.

At the same time, her experiments with a unique voice continued. She came on stage Vienna Opera in “La Clemenza di Titus” with the complex role of Vitelia, which today, in general, few people undertake to perform. In this Mozart work, she presented her signature recitatives as well as lengthy arias with a varied vocal range. She performed the same role that season at the French Grand Opera.

Participation in modern productions

It is noteworthy that the heroine of our article regularly takes part not only in classical, but also in modern experimental productions. But he always emphasizes that he agrees to sing only in operas with taste, in which the creators do not cross the line of theatrical convention.

During foreign performances he successfully popularizes Abkhaz culture. Her songs in this language are always asked to be repeated as an encore. According to her own assessments, the most demanding and experienced audiences gather for opera performances in New York and Moscow.

For many years, Gerzmava has been fruitfully collaborating with and implementing a project with director Alexander Titel. She has repeatedly performed on the same stage with Denis Matsuev, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia.

Personal life

The singer does not like to talk about her personal life. This is understandable. Khibla Gerzmava’s husband has been living separately from his family for a long time. They are divorced. Detailed information The journalists were unable to find out who this person was.

It is known that in 1999 they had a son, and soon after that their paths diverged. Now Sandro, as the boy was named, is being raised by Khibla herself. She actively attracts him to creativity. Her son performs in the children's choir of the capital's musical and Nemirovich-Danchenko.

Interestingly, after the birth of her son, the singer’s voice changed. As experts note, he has become much softer and more lyrical. Tremolation, which previously often prevented her from performing, has disappeared. The romantic notes intensified, something she had strived for from the very beginning of her career.

Khibla Gerzmava is a “new type” opera artist, as the press writes about her. Khibla amazes fans not only with her vocal abilities, but also with her subtle acting, grace, thoughtfulness of the image. The singer with her whole appearance gives the feeling of a fairy tale, which made the artist not only recognized opera diva, but also a style icon.

Khibla Levarsovna Gerzmava was born on January 6, 1970 in the Abkhaz resort town of Pitsunda. The girl's family was not at all musical. The mother of the future opera singer is a translator from German, her father is the senior administrator of the Pitsunda boarding house. Translated from Abkhazian, Khibla means “golden-eyed”; the artist’s surname translates as “she-wolf”.

When little Khibla was three years old, her father brought a piano from Germany, which the future opera singer has since tried to learn to play. This sudden purchase determined future biography singers, pushing the girl towards music. Soon Khibla began to sing and play the piano.

Khibla spent her childhood near the Pitsunda Orthodox Cathedral, through the walls of which organ music constantly sounded. Gerzmava first felt an artistic urge in her youth, when she attended a performance by the Abkhaz song and dance group “Sharatyn”. She was also amazed by the performance of violinist Liana Isakadze. As the girl grew, her passion for music also grew.

Gerzmava lost her parents early. When she was 17 and then 19 years old, her parents left one after another. The girl only has a younger brother left. This fact influenced further biography Hibla Gerzmava. Already at this age, the girl firmly decided that her choice was creative profession. In connection with this decision, she graduated from a music school in Gagra, then a music school with a degree in piano.

From 1989 to 1994 she studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the vocal department. In 1996 she completed her assistantship at the Conservatory. At the same time, she studied organ music for three years, eventually mastering her favorite instrument.

Music

Gerzmava first appeared abroad in 1993. Then Khibla took part in the “Verdi Voices” competition, receiving third prize. A year later, she was recognized at the name competitions in St. Petersburg and Francisco Viñas in Spain, where the singer received second place. Triumphant success came during his student years at the 10th International Competition. It was in 1994, she performed Rosina's final aria, winning the Grand Prix.

The singer is often compared to an opera singer. They are somewhat similar: both young and attractive women, both are southerners and, due to their voice and type, perform the same roles on stage.

Netrebko became famous five years earlier than Khibla and, had circumstances been different, could well have pushed her competitor out of the scene. Instead two opera divas divided music world in half. Anna is a singer from the St. Petersburg school; Khibla studied and performs more often in Moscow. Even playing the same roles, they shine in different ones, but equally significant scenes. For example, Anna Netrebko, who made both of them famous, sang at La Scala in Milan, and Gerzmava at Covent Garden in London.

During her busy career, opera singer Khibla Gerzmava performed on the great stages of the world. Among them are the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg, the Teatro Communale in Florence, the Metropolitan Opera in New York (debut in 2010), Covent Garden in London (the already mentioned role of Donna Anna in 2012), the Vienna State Opera, the Grand Teatro de Liceu in Barcelona, ​​Sofia National Opera in Bulgaria, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Palau de les Art Reina Sofía in Valencia.

The singer collaborated with many legends music scene. Among them are a virtuoso pianist, conductor and violinist, pianist Nikolai Lugansky, Music Viva orchestra, singer and saxophonist and others.

Khibla Gerzmava also participates in modern performances. But, of course, not in all of them, but only in tasteful productions that do not cross the line of theatrical conventions. Abroad, the singer performs encore songs in her native Abkhazian. Her performances attract large audiences both in Moscow and New York.

The singer left her mark in chamber genre classical music, having recorded a number of records entitled “Khibla Gerzmava Performs Russian Romances”, “Oriental Romances of Khibla Gerzmava”, as well as discs with cycles of romances by Nikolai Myaskovsky and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. Khibla has recorded many videos of the performance of songs, romances and arias, and there are video versions opera productions, where the artist sings. In 2016, the singer released a video for vocal piece"The Gray-Eyed King", based on poetry.

However, Khibla's main musical love was and remains jazz. She participated in concerts of Daniil Kramer. The project was called “Opera. Jazz. Blues". The singer and pianist toured Russia and Europe and not only repeated the same compositions, but changed the program every six months. In 2016, the musicians released an album of the same name, which included best works from their program. Khibla also collaborated with the famous jazz saxophonist Georgy Garanyan.

In February 2014, Khibla Gerzmava performed the “Olympic Waltz” at the closing of the Sochi Olympic Games. The singer took part in a romantic show during Sochi 2014: the artist sang while the Herald of Spring ship carried her across the airy sea.

On February 22, 2015, Khibla appeared in the show “One to One” on the TV channel “Russia 1” as a member of the jury. During her performance as Khibla, she was asked to perform everyone’s favorite hit “ Eternal love", which the singer did flawlessly.

In December 2016, the singer sang a part in the opera Don Carlos. The production was different star cast, but almost all the participants were known from their solo vocal career, so the audience was looking forward to seeing them together on the same stage. The highlight of the program was supposed to be, but due to a serious illness, the singer refused to participate, and he was replaced by Ildar Abdrazakov, whom journalists later called “a sex symbol opera world».

At the end of the same year, a scandal broke out. Before the Channel One Hockey Cup match, Khibla was supposed to sing the anthem Russian Federation, but, as many thought, she forgot or mixed up the words. The artist apologized and asked to be given the opportunity to perform this composition again, but the organizers refused the request.

This mistake by the singer caused a stream of condemnation in the press. The next day, the Russian Hockey Federation expressed a different version of what was happening. According to its president, there were technical problems, so the music sounded slower than expected, which confused the performer. The Federation made an official apology to Khibla Gerzmava.

This incident could not hinder the artist’s career. Gerzmava still remains in demand on the opera stage. On the singer's official website, her performances are scheduled several months in advance.

Personal life

Khibla Gerzmava is reluctant to talk about her personal life. Few people know why Khibla’s husband now lives separately. From their marriage they have a son, Sandro, born in 1998. Since childhood, the boy sang in the choir of the Moscow Theater. and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. Sometimes Sandro took part in performances with his famous mother. Photos of my son often appear in personal " Instagram» singers.

Family life the artist’s identity remains a mystery, but, according to journalists, the opera singer has no new children or husband. Khibla maintains close relations with younger brother Loretz, who was educated at MGIMO and the Sorbonne. Now my brother’s family lives in two countries – France and Abkhazia. Gerzmava's family nest is located in the village of Duripsh, where relatives gather in the summer months of the year. The graves of his father and mother remained there.

Khibla Gerzmava devotes a lot of effort and money to charity. The singer financially supports musical groups and young artists of Abkhazia. Until 2014, in the summer months, on the territory of the Pitsunda museum complex, music Festival“Khibla Gerzmava invites...”, which was later moved to Moscow. The constant host of the event was Svyatoslav Belza. Over the course of three evenings, the public got acquainted with the work of young musicians, classical and jazz music.

In March 2018, the First International Prize was awarded on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. music award BraVo. Khibla Gerzmava was honored to become a laureate in the “Best Classical Female Vocal” category. There, Dmitry Hvorostovsky was posthumously awarded in the category “Best Classical Album of the Year” for his recording of the disc “Verdi. Rigoletto." The Mariinsky Theater soloist Ildar Abdrazakov, pianist and others also received awards.

Parties

• Lyudmila, "Ruslan and Lyudmila"
• The Swan Princess, “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” N. Rimsky-Korsakov
• Rosina, "The Barber of Seville"
• Adina, “Elisir of Love” by G. Donizetti
• Violetta Valerie, La Traviata
• Mimi and Musetta, La Bohème
• Nymph, "Daphne" by M. da Galliano
• Adele, "Die Fledermaus"
• Donna Anna, "Don Juan"
• Vitellia, La Clemenza di Titus, W. A. ​​Mozart
• Liu, "Turandot", G. Puccini
• Amelia Grimaldi, Simon Boccanegra, G. Verdi

Russian and Abkhaz opera singer (soprano). Soloist of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Musical Theater, Honored Artist of Russia (2006), People's Artist of the Republic of Abkhazia (2006).

In 1994 she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (vocal department, teachers - Professor I. I. Maslennikova, Professor E. M. Arefyeva), in 1996 - graduate school at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Maslennikova. She also studied in the organ class.

Since 1995 - soloist of the Musical Theater named after. K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko.

During her career, Khibla Gerzmava has performed on the stages of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, the Teatro Comunale in Florence, the Grand Teatro de Liceu in Barcelona, ​​the Sofia National Opera in Bulgaria, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, and the Palau de Lez Art of Queen Sofia in Valencia, etc.

In 2001, she organized the annual music festival “Khibla Gerzmava invites...” in Abkhazia. For the last few years, the festival has been held in 3 parts: “Concert of Young Musicians”, “Jazz Improvisations” and “Evening of Classical Music”. Vladimir Spivakov with the Moscow Virtuosi and Daniil Kramer with his Trio took part in the festival.

Titles and awards

1993 - Competition “Voci Verdiani” (Italy), 3rd prize

1994 - international competition Vocalists named after Francisco Viñas (Barcelona), 2nd prize

1994 - International Vocal Competition named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (St. Petersburg), 2nd prize

1994 - X International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow), Grand Prix

2001 - Golden Orpheus Theater Award in the category “Best Singer”

2006 - Honored Artist of Russia

2006 - People's Artist of the Republic of Abkhazia

2010 - National theater award"Golden Mask" in the category "Best Actress"