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George Gagnidze to return to Barcelona in La traviata

Reprising one of his signature roles, George Gagnidze will return to the Gran Teatre del Liceu in December singing Giorgio Germont in La traviata. The Georgian German naturalized baritone is set to sing seven performances, with the premiere taking place on December 4. He will be sharing the stage with two wonderful Violettas, Kristina Mkhitaryan and Lisette Oropesa and Pavol Breslik as Alfredo. Speranza Scappucci and Daniel Montané will conduct, the staging is by David McVicar. 

Barnaba in "La Gioconda" at Deutsche Oper Berlin

George Gagnidze is back on stage! His first performances following the global lockdown due to the Covid19 pandemic will take place on September 25 & 26 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, were he will be singing Barnaba in concert performances of La Gioconda. Due to the current circumstances, only excerpts from the opera will be executed. George will be singing under the direction of Ivan Repusic and with Iréne Theorin, Joseph Calleja, Judit Kutasi, Beth Taylor, and Marko Mimica in the other roles.

Tosca at the MET cancelled due to coronavirus crisis

Unfortunately the Metropolitan Opera had to cancel the remainder of its 2019/20 season due to the coronavirus crisis. This also affects the David McVicar production of Tosca that was supposed to take place from March 26 to April 18 with George Gagnidze as Scarpia, Anna Netrebko / Jennifer Rowley in the title role and Najmiddin Mavlyanov / Brian Jagde in that of Cavaradossi conducted by Bertrand de Billy.

Scarpia in Tosca at the Teatro San Carlo

On January 23, 2020, George Gagnidze will return to the Teatro San Carlo in Naples after his acclaimed house debut there earlier in July. In Edoardo De Angelis's new production of Tosca, he will perform his signature role Scarpia under the baton of Donato Renzetti and alongside Monica Zanettin and Arsen Soghomonyan. There will be two more shows on January 25 and 29, 2020.

[Ph. D. Acosta]

Debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

On January 6, George Gagnidze makes his debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in one of his most acclaimed roles, as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Last season, the Georgian star baritone appeared in the part in much lauded performances at the Opéra Bastille of Paris. He has also sung it at the Teatro alla Scala and the Arena di Verona. In London, George Gagnidze appears under the baton of Daniel Oren and in the 1994 Richard Eyre staging. Dinara Alieva sings Violetta, Liparit Avetisyan Alfredo.

Debut at Washington National Opera

On October 26, 2019, George Gagnidze will make his debut at the Washington National Opera as Iago in Otello, in a David Alden production under the music direction of Maestro Daniele Callegari. The cast will also include Russell Thomas in the title role and Leah Crocetto as Desdemona. Earlier this year, George Gagnidze has performed Iago at the Opéra de Paris and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. There will be additional performances in Washington on October 30 and November 3, 8, 11, 16, 2019.

Nabucco at Deutsche Oper Berlin

On September 29 and October 2, 2019, George Gagnidze will return to the Deutsche Oper Berlin to star in the title role of Nabucco in a Keith Warner staging alongside Maria Guleghina as Abigaille, John Relyea as Zaccaria, Annika Schlicht as Fenena and Robert Watson as Ismaele. Carlo Montanaro will conduct. George Gagnidze has sung the role of Nabucco on prestigious stages including the Arena di Verona, where he performed it in a new production two years ago (available on DVD/Blu-Ray). 

"Cavalleria rusticana" in Matera

On August 2 and 3, 2019, George Gagnidze will sing Alfio in a special open-air production of Cavalleria rusticana at the Sassi di Matera. The performances will be part of Matera's European Capital of Culture festivities and live telecast by ARD, ARTE, RAI and SRI on August 3 at 9pm Central European Time. The staging will be by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Juraj Valčuha will conduct the Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo. [Ph. L.Romano]