David Andguladze

David Iasonis dze Andguladze (; 15 October 1895 – 29 November 1973) was a Georgian operatic tenor and voice teacher. A dramatic tenor and a leading soloist of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, he was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1950 and, as a longtime professor at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, became a central figure in Georgian vocal pedagogy.

Early life and education Andguladze was born on 15 October 1895 in the village of Bakhvi, in present-day Ozurgeti Municipality in the Guria region of western Georgia, then part of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Russian Empire. and Zurab Sotkilava, as well as his son Nodar Andguladze. Two Orders of Lenin (1946, 1950) Stalin Prize, First Class (1947), for the title role in The Tale of Tariel People's Artist of the USSR (1950) Zacharia Paliashvili State Prize of the Georgian SSR (1973)

Personal life Andguladze's son, Nodar Andguladze (1927–2013), was also an operatic tenor and a People's Artist of the Georgian SSR. Andguladze died in Tbilisi on 29 November 1973 and was buried at the Didube Pantheon.