Akaki Gugushvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 2016 to 2019, he studied at the Tbilisi Zakaria Paliashvili Central Music School “Decade of Talents”. In 2019, he graduated from the Georgian Technical University with a Bachelor’s degree in Law. However, driven by exceptional talent and a deep passion for music, Akaki continued his studies in 2020 at the Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire. He enrolled in the Faculty of Performance, specializing in solo academic singing under the guidance of Teimuraz Gugushvili. A scholarship recipient, Akaki graduated in 2024 with the highest honors.
His professional operatic debut took place in 2022 at the Zakaria Paliashvili Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, performing the role of the Majordomo in Paliashvili’s Abesalom and Eteri. Later that year, he returned to the same stage as Marcello in Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème.
In 2022, Akaki was selected as one of the Top 10 finalists from over 100 participants at the 8th Jubilee Edition of the International Bülbül Vocal Competition. The following year, he participated in the Golden Voice of Opera Vocal Academy Week Festival, founded by renowned soprano Tamar Iveri, and was featured in the final gala concert.
During his time at the Tbilisi Conservatoire, Akaki performed several prominent roles with the Conservatoire’s Opera Studio. In 2022, he appeared as the lead character of Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi; in 2023, he performed the role of Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. In 2024, he portrayed Figaro in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, followed in 2025 by the title role of Rigolleto in Verdi’s Rigoletto.
In 2024, Akaki Gugushvili appeared as Abimélech in the premiere performances of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila at the Zakaria Paliashvili Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre. Later that year, he made his international debut in Italy, singing the title role in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in a production directed by Maestro Roberto Scandiuzzi.
In 2025, Akaki performed the role of Garrido in the premiere of Jules Massenet’s La Navarraise, as well as the role of Sharpless in the premiere of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, both staged at the Zakaria Paliashvili Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre.
In addition to his stage performances, Akaki has showcased his vocal talent in numerous concerts and events. His concert repertoire includes a wide range of arias such as G.Verdi’s “Alzati”,un ballo in maschera, Bellini’s “Ah! Per sempre io ti” from I Puritani, Puccini’s “Minnie dalla mia casa son partito” and “Questo amor vergogna mia,” Wagner’s “Wie Todesahnung O, du mein holder Abendstern,” Donizetti’s “Vien Leonora,” Tchaikovsky’s “None but the Lonely Heart,” Schumann’s “Ich grolle nicht,” and Verdi’s “Per me giunto è il dì supremo,” among others.
Beyond his performances, Akaki has participated in a variety of masterclasses with esteemed opera singers and vocal coaches, further refining his artistry.
