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asked the Consul to pass his invitation. On the next day, he sent me a
car, and I went to the Ministry. Demichev was waiting for me in his office.
The secretary reported on my arrival and held me to him. He was
an extraordinary man, very warmly received me and apologized that he
could not attend the concert because of his being busy and reproach,
because of my avoidance the business visits to him. He said, “- your
compatriots often come to me to improve their creative plans, and you
for some reason hold back, and this harm your career, my daughter is
also a vocalist and a big fan of yours. I know from her what a great
singer you are. I will help you to the world to know you better “- said
he picked up the phone - it turned out that he called the director of the
“ Gos.- Concert”. From our conversation I realized that he had spoken
to him - Tsisana Tatishvili now will come to you; give her the best
countries for the concert tours. Then he wished me a success, and said
goodbye. I went to the“ Gos.- Concert”.
By the way, it was easier to get to the First Secretary of the Central
Committee than to the “ Gos.- Concert” Director. But when I came to
him, he gave me a warm welcome. He called the leaders of various
departments, who oversaw a tour of a singer in a specific country. They
gave me a list; I could choose the capitalist and social countries to have
the tours there, and when I note them, the director jokingly said to me
- “You have an excellent taste,” to which I replied - “I thirst often go
on tour specifically for those countries that I mentioned. My rage is
because I want to have the great pleasure all together...
In short, I left delighted with the hope that they will call in the coming
days and report the condition for the first tour. But, unfortunately,
two weeks later, I learned that the Minister Demichev was dismissed,
and again I my planned tours were shortened. Of course, it happened
“because” the activity of those people who spoil the mood of my best
vocal. Episodes of conflict and interference were a lot in my life...!
I’ll tell you more, in Germany, conductor Keller made a Gala - Concert
and invited famous singers from around the world (one of them
was Birgit Nilsson). From Tbilisi I arrived. During the rehearsals in
the theater, I have a toothache, and I had a painkiller that had a bad
effect on my voice. Nearer the time of my exit, I had to sing a duet of
“Troubadour” with the lead baritone “Schtatz - Opera”, but my voice
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