ნანა ქავთარაშვილი: მინდა გაგიზიაროთ ცნობილი ამერიკელი დრამატული სოპრანოს, ალესსანდრა მარკის მოგონებები ვახტანგ მაჭავარიანზე

მინდა ღრმა მწუხარება გამოვთქვა მაესტრო ვახტანგ მაჭავარიანის გარდაცვალების გამო, რაც მოულოდნელი იყო ჩვენთვის ყველა ხელოვანისთვის და ნამდვილად დიდი დანაკლისია საერთაშორისო მასშტაბით მუსიკალური საზოგადოებისთვის!

ამასთანავე მინდა გაგიზიაროთ მოგონებანი უდიდესი ცნობილი ამერიკელი დრამატული სოპრანოსი ალესსანდრა მარკის, რომელიც ვატოს ნათლული ყოფილა და როცა ის იმყოფებოდა საქართველოში ათეული წლების წინ, ალესანდრას უმღერია პუჩინის “ტოსკა” და ვერდის “აიდა” მაესტრო ვახტანგ მაჭავარიანის დირიჟორობით.

სწორედ მაშინ მოუნათლავთ ალესსანდრა მარკი სვეტიცხოველში და ამ ძვირფას მოგონებებს ქალბატონი ალესსანდრა მარკი მე მიზიარებს პირადში, როცა შეიტყო ვახტანგ მაჭავარიანის გარდაცვალება და დიდი გულისტკივილით გამოთქვამს სამძიმარს ვახტანგ მაჭავარიანის ოჯახის და ახლობლების მიმართ!

Dearest Nana ! I am utterly heartbroken learning of Maestro VAKHTANG’S MACHAVARIANI’S passing

I have the most amazing and life affirming beautiful memories of my time in GEORGIA and of sing the role of TOSCA with Maestro , not only because it is the only time in all 30 years of my career that I have sung this entire glorious title role and score !! Maestro and I needed no words, as the music spoke to AND for us !! In Maestro Vakhtang, I found a wonderful kindred soul and kind spirit ….he was such a generous and extremely knowledgeable partner and I wished with ALL MY HEART for the day when I would be invited to return…Something deep in my soul resonated with the beautiful, warm , kind and generous people of GEORGIA , and this was no more evident than the day I spent touring the countryside around TBLISI on my free day between rehearsals and our concerts. I remember visiting the oldest monetary in all Georgia on a mountain top 1 hour outside Tblisi, where I was introduced to one of the two priests living there. I spoke no Georgian and he spoke no english..but after my translator introduced us, our eyes met and we gazed into each other’s eyes..the windows to the soul….we needed no language…no spoken words. We both felt a profound and very beautiful connection , and what felt like time had stopped..and all I felt was pure love washing over my soul as we stood face to face on top on a mountain in Georgia…as we both allowed the love we were feeling to speak for us!! This moment…on that day…I was reborn thru him and his soul !!! I asked my translator to please ask him if I could return and bring him bread, food , a pillow and blankets…and she informed me that all he would like is a new Bible!! It was my plan to return with a new Bible for him…but it would not happen …

I begged my translator to please deliver the new Bible to this priest, because upon returning to the Sheraton Metechi hotel , I was injured by the revolving door which ran over my toe , causing very much blood to flow and with a concert AIDA that evening’s, I was informed other arrangements would be made!!

I had NO IDEA what was in store for me the next day, Sunday….when I was delivered to a beautiful local church ( where the most recent sighting of the Virgin mother had taken place…..)for the purpose of BAPTISING ME! You see..not only was I to have returned to the mountaintop ..but when I was there in the monestary…I had been asked if I wished for this priest to Baptist me when I returned with the new Bible for him…and my immediate answer came pouring directly from my heart with a resounding answer..

.” YES PLEASE!! I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS PRIEST TO BAPTISE ME !!”

I am sad until today , that I did not see him again and would not return to the monetary on the mountain…..

So..when I was delivered instead , to the local church…much to my shock…there were television cameras and journalists waiting…TO record and witness my Baptism!!!! I felt very shy in this moment, as Baptism was for me a DEEPLY PERSONAL and VERY PRIVATE experience in my life, so I did my best to follow my heart and focus on what was most important

I will NEVER EVER FORGET MY GEORGIAN BAPTISM that day …..never in a lion years could I have imagined how PROFOUNDLY my life was about to change when I boarded the airplane with Paata in Wien !! I remember the wonderful and heartwarming celebration with my new GOD FATHER after being baptised!!! The sacred candle wrapped in white cloth and the beautiful cross necklace gifted to me! They are my TREASURES which keep safe the memories of my life changing experience into the Orthodox Church ….and the warmth of my new Georgian FAMILY