Maria Katzarava became famous on the international musical scene in 2008, when she won Placido Domingo’s Operalia, in the categories Opera and Zarzuela. In 2010 she made her Royal Opera House London debut as Juliette in Roméo et Juliette. In the same role she triumphed at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Opéra de Lausanne, Florida Grand Opera and in Moscow. Among her outstanding performances, Gilda in  Rigoletto on tour in Japan with Teatro alla Scala, Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello for her debut at Liceu de Barcelona, Stiffelio (Lina) at Festival Verdi in Parma in a new production staged by Graham Vick.