Natela Nicoli was born in Georgia into a reputed family of singers. She completed her studies in piano and voice with distinction and perfected her talent with Renata Scotto, KS Christa Ludwig, KS Ruthilde Boesch, Prof. Horiana Branisteanu sowie Lamara Tschkonia.
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After her debut at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Natela Nicoli moved to Austria, where she has been living since 1991. She was for several years a permanent member of the Graz

Opera, where she performed important roles such as Octavian, Carmen, Cenerentola, Rosina, Brangäne in "Tristan und Isolde", Meg Page in "Falstaff", Dorabella in "Le Nozze di Figaro", and Maddalena in "Rigoletto".

For her outstanding interpretation of Bizet's Carmen, Ms. Nicoli received the Opera Award in Germany in 1994.
Salome at Teatro alla Scala in Milan,
March 2007
In 1996 she was offered Austrian citizenship due to her extraordinary artistic contributions to society.

Ms. Nicoli was invited to sing at the most extinguished theatres and opera houses worldwide, appearing several times at the Salzburg Festival under the direction of Ivor Bolton and Christoph von Dohnanyi. She has produced a CD "ADAGIO" with Edita Gruberova in Munich (Philharmonie im Gasteig) with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, followed by performances

at the Vienna Musikverein, Teatro Comunale di Firenze conducted by Fabio Luisi, Vienna Konzerthaus under the direction of Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vienna Volksoper, and Deutsche Oper Berlin.


Carmen, Bad Hersfeld (Germany)

Recent highlights include Ms. Nicoli's Germany Tour with Verdi's Messa Da Requiem under the direction of Fabio Luisi, the world premirere of J. Offenbach's romantic opera "Die Rheinnixen" in the role of Hedwig in Ljubliana and St Pölten, the role of Magdalena in "Der Evangelimann" at the Vienna Volksoper, "Zauberflöte" as Dritte Dame at Theater an der Wien and at Grand Théâtre de la Ville in Luxemburg, Luc Bondy's new production of "Salome" at the Scala di Milano in March 2007, and the Wagner Festival in Wels in May 2007.

Natela Nicoli has sung under the direction of renowned conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Denis Russel Davis, Ivor Bolton, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philippe Jordan, Dimitrij Kitajenko, Jury Bashmet, Sylvain Cambreling, Martin Haselböck, Michail Jurowski, Milan Horvat, Ernst Märzendorfer and Emil Tabakov

Highlights 2007-2008 under NEWS!