Gunia, Valiko Levanovich

Born into a noble family. He studied in Moscow at the Petrovsky-Razumovsky Agricultural Academy . Returning to Georgia, he performed on the amateur and professional stage, organized performances, worked as a theater journalist and publisher. He has made many translations into Georgian ( N.V. Gogol , A.N. Ostrovsky , W. Shakespeare , Moliere , V. Hugo , G. Ibsen , G. Hauptmann ). Adhered to democratic views.

Since 1913 starred in the movie. After the establishment of Soviet power in Georgia, he took part in the organization of theatrical affairs.

The name was given to the Poti State Theater. A memorial plaque was erected on 24/21 along Galaktion Tabidze Street in Tbilisi

Compositions

• 1882 play "The illegitimate"
• “Brother and Sister” (drama)
• “Two Heroes” (drama)
• Maneuvers (comedy)
• libretto for the opera "Christina" Gogniashvili
• 1923 libretto for the opera Daisi Z. P. Paliashvili
• 1924 libretto for the opera Dinara D.I. Arakishvili

Georgian translation of libretto operas

• The Barber of Seville by J. Rossini
• " Carmen " by J. Bizet
• Rigoletto by J. Verdi

Some Theater Roles

• " King Lear " by W. Shakespeare - Lear
• Othello by W. Shakespeare - Othello
• “Kako the robber” I. G. Chavchavadze - Kako
• “ Woe from Wit ” by A. S. Griboedov - Skalozub
• Oedipus Rex Sophocles - Oedipus
• “Kin” by A. Dumas (son) - Kin
• " Examiner " N.V. Gogol - Osip
• "Treason" Sumbatov-Yuzhin - Otar-Bek
• "Break" B. A. Lavrenyov - Bersenev
• "Patara Kakhi" A. R. Tsereteli - Gela

Filmography

• 1913 - Conquest of the Caucasus
• 1921 - Arsen Georgiashvili - General
• 1922 - Suram Fortress - General
• 1926 - Hanuma - Varakhidze
• 1927 - Amok
• 1927 - Law of the mountains

• Gunia, Valiko Levanovich (English) on the Internet Movie Database
• Gunia Valerian (Valiko) Levanovich / Theater Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. P.A. Markov. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia.