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08.04.2024
On April 13 and 18, George Gagnidze reprises the title role of Verdi’s Macbeth for his house debut at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna. The new production by Jacopo Gassmann is conducted by Daniel Oren and also features Ekaterina Semenchuk / Daniela Schillaci as Lady Macbeth, Riccardo Fassi as Banco, Antonio Poli / Paolo Antognetti as Macduff, Anna Cimmarrusti as Dama di Lady Macbeth, Marco Miglietta as Malcolm, Kwangisk Park as Il medico and Gabriele Ribis as Il sicaro, L’araldo and Un domestico di Macbeth.
“I am very happy to make my debut with one of Italy’s most important opera companies”, says George Gagnidze. “It is always a huge pleasure to work with Maestro Daniel Oren, and when he asked me to sing Macbeth with him in this new production I was very glad to accept.”
George Gagnidze made his role debut as Macbeth in 2012 at the Metropolitan Opera. He later reprised the part at the Teatro Carlo Felice of Genoa, the Ópera de Las Palmas of Gran Canaria and most recently at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia and in concert at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
[Photo: Macbeth at the Palau de les Arts 2022]
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01.12.2025
George Gagnidze will make his Theater Bonn debut in the title role of Nabucco. In the one-off gala performance on December 11, the baritone returns to the part of the Babylonian king conducted by Will Humburg in Roland Schwab’s new production. The cast also features Erika Grimaldi as Abigaille, Derrick Ballard as Zaccaria, Ioan Hotea as Ismaele, Charlotte Quadt as Fenena, Marie Heeschen as Anna, Ralf Rachbauer as Abdallo, and Christopher Jähnig as Il gran sacerdote del Belo.
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02.11.2025
George Gagnidze is back at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin to reprise his "outstanding Shaklovity" (Opera Now). On November 2, 9, 15, and 23, Claus Guth’s acclaimed staging of Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina returns following its unanimously lauded premiere last year. Timur Zangiev conducts, and George appears alongside Mika Kares, Taras Shtonda, Marina Prudenskaya, Thomas Atkins, Stephan Rügamer, Evelin Novak, Andrei Popov, Anna Samuil, Roman Trekel, Junho Hwang, Johan Krogius, Hanseong Yun, and Friedrich Hamel.
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10.10.2025
In October 2025, George Gagnidze returns to the role of Gianciotto in Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini, performing in a new staging by Andrea Bernard for his house debut at the Teatro Regio Torino.
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04.07.2025
In July and August 2025, George Gagnidze makes his debut at Oper im Steinbruch in St. Margarethen, starring in the title role of Der fliegende Holländer. The new production, directed by Philipp M. Krenn and conducted by Patrick Lange, features Elisabeth Teige as Senta, Liang Li as Daland, AJ Glueckert as Erik, Roxana Constantinescu as Mary, and Jinxu Xiahou as the Steersman.
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19.06.2025
George Gagnidze makes his first appearance in Riga, Latvia, with two major performances at the 2025 Riga Opera Festival.