FULL Keto and Kote (Dolidze) Opera-Movie Georgia 1948 Medea Japaridze, Batu Kraveishvili, Tamari Chavchavadze

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Keto and Kote (Georgian: ქეთო და კოტე, Keto da kote)   
• Composer: Dolidze Victor  
• Libretto: Victor Dolidze based on Avksenty Tsagareli's 19th-century romantic comedy Khanuma  
• Venue & Opera Company: Studio and on location Georgia  
• Recorded: 1948
• Type: Movie
• Singers: Medea Japaridze, Batu Kraveishvili, Tamari Chavchavadze, Meri Davitashvili , Shalva Gambashidze, Petre Amiranashvili
• Conductor: unknown  
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director: Vakhtang Tabliashvili  
• Stage Designer: Joseb Sumbatashvili  
• Costume Designer: Parnaoz Lapiashvili   

Information about the Recording

• Date Published: 1948  
• Format: Broadcast
• Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Keto and Kote — 1948 Georgian Soviet film, directed by Vakhtang Tabliashvili andShalva Gedevanishvili , based on Aksenti Tsagareli’s comedy “Khanuma” and Victor Dolidze’s opera “Keto and Kote” . The first show took place on June 8 , 1953 .

Using a marriage broker, a Prince in dire financial straits plans to marry the wealthy daughter of a merchant, The girl is in love with the nephew of the prince. Forced by her father into the unwelcome match, she finds a friend in another matchmaker. They arrange it so that the prince will not like the girl when he meets her.