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07 Mar 2019
Iago in "Otello" at Opéra National de Paris
On March 7, 2019 George Gagnidze will return to the Opéra National de Paris as Iago in Verdi's "Otello," joined by Roberto Alagna in the title role, and Aleksandra Kurzak as Desdemona. Bertrand de Billy will conduct, and the staging will be by Andre Șerban. Further performances will be on 10, 13, 16, 20, 23, 26 and 29 March 2019, and 01, 04, 07 and April 2019.
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17 Jan 2019
Double debut at the Royal Opera House of Muscat
On January 17 and 19, 2019 George Gagnidze will sing his first Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, making his debut at the Royal Opera House of Muscat in Oman. This will be George's second new Puccini role following his acclaimed Michele in Il tabarro at the Metropolitan Opera in November and December. In Oman George will share the stage with Maria José Siri as Cio-Cio-San, Roberto Aronica as Pinkerton and Veronica Simeoni as Suzuki. Marco Armiliato will conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao and the Coro Intermezzo, the staging will be by Joan Antón Rechi.
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23 Nov 2018
Debut as Michele in "Il tabarro"
On November 23 George Gagnidze will make his role debut as Michele in Il tabarro in the season premiere of the centennial production of Puccini's Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera New York. Amber Wagner will sing Giorgetta and Marcelo Álvarez Luigi in Jack O’Brien’s staging conducted by Bertrand de Billy. The performance on December 8 will mark George's 100th MET performance since his 2009 house debut in the title role of Rigoletto.
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29 Sep 2018
Germont in "La traviata" at the Opéra de Paris
George Gagnidze will return to the Opéra national de Paris in an iconic Verdi baritone role, as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. The Georgian star baritone will appear in seven performances at Opéra Bastille from September 29 to October 17 and will sing with a cast which will also feature Aleksandra Kurzak in the title role and Jean‑François Borras as Alfredo Germont. Giacomo Sagripanti will conduct, the staging is by Benoît Jacquot.
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15 Jul 2018
Debut with the LA Philharmonic as Iago in "Otello"
On July 15, 2018 George Gagnidze will make his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, singing Iago in a one-off concert performance of Verdi's Otello at the Hollywood Bowl. George Gagnidze returns to Los Angeles after his past triumphs in the title role of Rigoletto and as Tonio in Pagliacci at the Los Angeles Opera. He made his role debut as Iago in Otello at the Staatsoper Hamburg in 2013, reprising the part at the Greek National Opera of Athens. In the 2018/19 season he is scheduled to perform it in Paris and Berlin.
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28 Jun 2018
Role debut as Barnaba in "La Gioconda" in Berlin
On June 28, 2018 George Gagnidze will make his role debut as Barnaba in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda in a historical Filippo Sanjust staging conducted by Pinchas Steinberg. The other roles will be sung by Hui He (La Gioconda), Daniela Barcellona (Laura), Alfred Kim (Enzo Grimaldo), Nicolas Testé / Ievgen Orlov (Alvise Badoero) and Judit Kutasi (La Cieca). There will be four performances with the last one taking place on July 7, closing the Deutsche Oper Berlin's 2017/18 season.
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10 Jun 2018
Simon Boccanegra in Tbilisi
George Gagnidze will reprise his acclaimed portrayal of Simon Boccanegra for a one-off gala performance of Verdi's masterpiece at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Thatre on June 10, 2018. The cast includes Ramaz Chikviladze, Tamar Iveri, Otar Jorjikia, Giorgi Mchedlishvili, Giorgi Chelidze, Philipe Ghatchava and Manana Iordanishvili in the other roles. Avtandil Chkhenkeli will conduct, the staging is by Alfonso Signorini.
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08 May 2018
Amonasro in "Aida" at La Scala
George Gagnidze will return to the Teatro alla Scala, where he will sing Amonasro in Aida in Franco Zeffirelli's legendary 1963 staging conducted by Daniel Oren. Krassimira Stoyanova will sing the title role, Violeta Urmana Amneris, Fabio Sartori Radames, Vitalij Kowaljow Ramfis and Carlo Colombara Il re. Performances on May 08, 12, 15, 18, 23 and 31 as well as on June 03, 2018.
