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date = "2024-05-12T00:00:00-00:00"
discipline = "Baritone"
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publishDate = "2024-05-12T00:00:00-00:00"
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title = "Misha Kiria"
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Misha Kiria is a Georgian Baritone. He is best known for his performances as Falstaff in Verdi's opera _Falstaff_, and as Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's opera _Il barbiere di Siviglia_. In 2013, he performed the role of Blansac in Rossini's opera _La scala di seta_ at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Kiria made his Verdi Opera Festival debut in Teatro Regio di Parma on 15 October 2017, in the title role of Falstaff in Verdi's opera _Falstaff_. Dutch National Opera debut in Amsterdam City on 10 November 2018, in the role of Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's opera _Il barbiere di Siviglia_, as a substitute for Ambrogio Maestri. He made his Teatro Real debut in Madrid City on 24 April 2019, in the title role of Falstaff in Verdi's opera _Falstaff_. In 2015-2019 he portrayed Lord Sidney in _Il viaggio a Reims_, Dr. Bartolo in _Il barbiere di Siviglia_, Fra Meglitone in _La forza del destino_, Don Alfonso in _Così fan tutte_ at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 2019, he debuted in the title role of Il Paria (Zarete) Donizetti's opera _Il Paria_ at the Barbican Hall in London with Opera Rara.