works. He also created memorable characters of Otello and Canio that still resonate on the Tbilisi Theater stage to this day. The tenor once even served as the theater's director, although according to his daughter, renowned pianist Eteri Andjaparidze, his heart was never really into this work. "He was never too drawn to administrative assignments," she says. "After all, all his subordinates were also his friends, and he never felt comfortable 'directing' his friends." Andjaparidze also did some teaching, first as Professor at the Tbilisi Conservatory and then as Head of the Musical Theater Department at the Tbilisi Theater Institute. The memory of the "Soviet Franco Corelli" (as he was once dubbed by the Italian press) today lives on in the memories of his colleagues, enthusiastic admirers of his great talent, and - perhaps few in number but remarkable in artistic value - recordings of Russian, Italian and Georgian operas. External links References 1928 births 1997 deaths Soviet male opera singers 20th-century male opera singers from Georgia (country) People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour