Georgian Mezzo Soprano Anita Rachvelishvili was nominated for the best female singer at the 2017 International Opera Awards, the Georgian Culture ministry said.
Other nominees in the best female singer category include: Maria Bengtsson (Switzerland), Stéphanie d’Oustrac (France), Christiane Karg (Germany), Anna Netrebko (Russia), and Daniela Sindram (Germany). The winner will be announced on May 7, 2017, at the London Coliseum.
Founded in 2012, the International Opera Awards were created to increase the recognition of opera as an art form, to reward successes in opera, and to provide support for aspiring talent from around the world.
