Avksenty Tsagareli (Georgian: რვქსáƒ"ნტი ცრáƒ'რáƒ
áƒ"ლი; Russian: Ð Ð²ÐºÑ ÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¹ Цагарели) (February 9,
1857 â€" August 12, 1902) was a Georgian playwright particularly known
for his comedies. He was described in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia as
"one of the finest representatives of realistic drama."[1]Tsagareli
was born in the village of Digomi (near Tbilisi) and initially studied
at a seminary. He worked as an actor from 1878 to 1883 (the period
when one of his best known plays, Khanuma, was first staged) and then
as an employee of the Transcaucasian Railroad until 1899. In the last
two years of his life, he worked as a stage director in Tbilisi, where
he died at the age of 45. Tsagareli was married to the Georgian
actress Nato Gabunia (1859â€"1910).Tsagareli's romantic comedy,
Khanuma, first staged in 1882, is still performed today. In 1927 it
was adapted as a silent film directed by the Georgian filmmaker
Alexander Tsutsunava and in 1978 as a film for Soviet television
directed by Georgy Tovstonogov. The play also served as the basis for
the libretto of Victor Dolidze's 1919 comic opera, Keto and
Kote.[2]Tsagareli's other works include:
áƒ"ლი; Russian: Ð Ð²ÐºÑ ÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¹ Цагарели) (February 9,
1857 â€" August 12, 1902) was a Georgian playwright particularly known
for his comedies. He was described in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia as
"one of the finest representatives of realistic drama."[1]Tsagareli
was born in the village of Digomi (near Tbilisi) and initially studied
at a seminary. He worked as an actor from 1878 to 1883 (the period
when one of his best known plays, Khanuma, was first staged) and then
as an employee of the Transcaucasian Railroad until 1899. In the last
two years of his life, he worked as a stage director in Tbilisi, where
he died at the age of 45. Tsagareli was married to the Georgian
actress Nato Gabunia (1859â€"1910).Tsagareli's romantic comedy,
Khanuma, first staged in 1882, is still performed today. In 1927 it
was adapted as a silent film directed by the Georgian filmmaker
Alexander Tsutsunava and in 1978 as a film for Soviet television
directed by Georgy Tovstonogov. The play also served as the basis for
the libretto of Victor Dolidze's 1919 comic opera, Keto and
Kote.[2]Tsagareli's other works include:
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