La muette de Portici
Later on, Maria Katzarava sang the first Violetta of her career at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in 2013, for which she earned critical acclaim. In the spring of 2013 she returned to the Florida Grand Opera for their production of "La traviata". During the 2012/13 season Katzarava also made her debut at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari as Isabella in Daniel Auber's rarely performed piece "La muette de Portici". In July 2013 she debuted at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari singing her first Suzel in Mascagni's "L'amico Fritz". She also joined the Teatro alla Scala on their tour to Japan where she sang Gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto".