Medea Petres asuli Amiranashvili[a] (10 October 1930 – 2 December 2023) was a Georgian operatic soprano and academic teacher.
She appeared in leading roles of both Georgian and international operas, such as Revaz Lagidze's Lela, Verdi's Leonora in Il trovatore and Puccini's Madama Butterfly, credited with portraying them with "fierce inner expression".
[1] She toured Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, East Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Australia, New Zealand, France and Canada.
[2] She was awarded the Order of Queen Tamara in 2021 by the President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, for her special personal contribution to the development and popularization of Georgian opera" in 2021.
[10] A civil funeral was held at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater, where Thea Tsulukiani, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, acknowledged the merits of the "legendary soprano".