Rezo Lagidze

Revaz Ilias dze Lagidze (Georgian: რევაზ ლაღიძე; July 10, 1921 – October 16, 1981), known professionally as Rezo Lagidze, was a 20th-century Georgian composer. Recognized as the People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1961) and a laureate of the USSR State Prize, he wrote a variety of compositions ranging from opera to symphonic works and film scores. Lagidze's notable compositions include his 1973 opera "Lela" and the "Song about Tbilisi", which remains popular in Georgia and Russia to this day.

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