Viktor Isidorovich Dolidze (ვიქტორ ისიდორეს ძე დოლიძე (1890–1933) - Soviet Georgian composer.

Victor Dolidze was born 18 (30) July, 1890 in the city of Kutaisi

Kutaisi

Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...

 Province Ozurgeti

Ozurgeti

Ozurgeti is a town and the regional administrative centre of Western Georgian province of Guria, former Macharadze or Makharadze . Population of Ozurgeti: 21,009...

 in a poor peasant family.

He studied at Tiflis commercial school. In 1910 mandolin

Mandolin

A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...

 contest he won first prize.

After graduation went to the Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

 Commercial Institute, and concurrently began to work in a music school for violin and composition. In 1917 he graduated from college and returned to Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

, what has devoted himself to music.

Viktor Dolidze is author of several operas, including the first Georgian comic opera (Opera-Buffo) Keto and Kote

Keto and Kote

Keto and Kote is a comic opera in three acts, by the Georgian composer Victor Dolidze who also wrote the libretto based on Avksenty Tsagareli's 19th century romantic comedy Khanuma. Considered the first Georgian comic opera, Keto and Kote premiered in Tbilisi on December 11, 1919...

(with his own libretto based on the comedy Khanuma by Avksenty Tsagareli

Avksenty Tsagareli

Avksenty Tsagareli was a Georgian playwright particularly known for his comedies. He was described in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia as "one of the finest representatives of realistic drama."Tsagareli was born in the village of Digomi and initially studied at a seminary...

, 1919). In the literature, this work is often regarded as a musical comedy.

Viktor Dolidze died May 24, 1933 in Tiflis.