Review
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10.04.2022
Macbeth – Valencia 2022
“An interesting voice with a beautiful timbre… at the end of the banquet scene, he soared above those in the pit and on stage. He grew a lot in the tremendous duo with his wife, who gave him an appropriate reply and where he was met with an extremely intense orchestra. He is without a doubt a bel-canto singer who reached the peak of his performance in the aria “Pietà, rispetto, amore”, in a display of legato singing and intentional phrasing.”
Antonio Gascó, Codalario
“…The Georgean George Gagnidze. The truth is that the Tiflis born singer has a full-bodied, robust voice in his high register…”
Francisco Bueno Camejo, Valencia News
“… the Georgian baritone showed a correct and cultivated voice. And yes, in his interpretation of the difficult character, he put a point of hallucination…. .”
Enrique Herreras, Cartelera Turia
“George Gagnidze and Anna Pirozzi provide great opera at the sold-out Palau in Valencia”
The interpreters of the leading roles must be able to show off powerfully across choirs in large ensembles, to sing Belkantesque ornaments and, in chamber music moments, to intone, breathe and whisper expressive pianissimi, completely lost in themselves.
Both the full-blooded Italian Anna Pirozzi and George Gagnidze can do that. (…) He is a master, who characterizes with the finest details the weak general and later King, plagued by remorse and hallucinations.”
Dr. Ingobert Waltenberger, Der Neue Merker
“… he crowned, with ‘Pietá, rispetto, onore’, a performance that deserved the enthusiastic applause of the audience.”
Federigo Figueroa, ProÓpera
[Photo: Artsfotografia – Les Arts]
Review
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01.12.2025
Press review “Khovanshchina” Staatsoper Berlin
Following the rave reviews for Claus Guth’s new production of Khovanshchina, featuring George Gagnidze as Boyar Shaklovity at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in June 2024, the revival this November also received excellent notices internationally:
Review
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08.11.2025
Interview with Italian magazine Amadeus
For their November 2025 issue, Italian magazine Amadeus features an interview with George Gagnidze by Alessandro Cammarano. In the 2025/26 season, George Gagnidze takes on three major roles in Italy: after his acclaimed performances as Gianciotto in Francesca da Rimini at the Teatro Regio Turin, he will also appear in the title role of Macbeth at the Opera Carlo Felice in Genoa.
Review
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16.10.2025
Reviews “Francesca da Rimini” in Turin
“George Gagnidze as her husband Gianciotto was excellent...” Paolo Gallarati, La Stampa
Review
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10.10.2025
“L’Italia è la culla del mio repertorio”. L’intervista
di Giovanni Zambito - Il baritono George Gagnidze, tra le voci verdiane più autorevoli della scena lirica internazionale, si prepara a una nuova intensa stagione artistica che lo vedrà protagonista in Italia e all’estero. Dopo quasi 150 recite al Metropolitan di New York, Gagnidze tornerà nel Belpaese per tre appuntamenti di grande rilievo: Francesca da Rimini al Teatro Regio di Torino, Macbeth al Carlo Felice di Genova e Nabucco al Macerata Opera Festival. Parallelamente, sarà impegnato in importanti produzioni in Germania e Spagna, tra cui Der fliegende Holländer.
Interview
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04.07.2025
Interview for ORF TV
In the lead-up to the premiere of Der fliegende Holländer at the Oper im Steinbruch Festival, George Gagnidze spoke with ORF TV about his role and the production in St. Margarethen. The interview, along with rehearsal footage, can be viewed here:
