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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.
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07 Mar 2018
Amonasro in "Aida" at the Teatro Real Madrid
In March 2018 George Gagnidze will return to the Teatro Real to perform the role of Amonasro in Aida in a staging by Hugo de Ana conducted by Maestro Nicola Luisotti. He will sing eight performances on March 07, 10, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 24. The cast will also feature Liudmyla Monastyrska / Anna Pirozzi (Aida), Violeta Urmana / Ekaterina Semenchuk (Amneris), Gregory Kunde / Alfred Kim (Radames), Roberto Tagliavini / Rafal Siwek (Ramfis) and Soloman Howard (Il re). Click here for more information and to buy tickets.
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02 Feb 2018
George Gagnidze to star at the 63rd Viennese Opera Ball
George Gagnidze is one of the opera stars performing at the 63rd Viennese Opera Ball at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on February 2, 2018. Other singers include KS René Pape, Ildar Abdrazakov, Angela Meade and Luca Pisaroni. Maestro Marco Armiliato conducts.
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08 Jan 2018
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci in New York
In January and February 2018 George Gagnidze will be back at the Metropolitan Opera New York, where he will star in the double bill Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci, singing the roles of Alfio and Tonio in David McVicar's production that he premiered in 2015. The rest of the cast will include Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Ekaterina Semenchuk / Eva-Maria Westbroek and Alessio Arduini. Nicola Luisotti will conduct.
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22 Sep 2017
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci in Hamburg
On September 22 & 26 and on October 4, 7 & 12, 2017 George Gagnidze will be back at the Staatsoper Hamburg to sing Alfio / Tonio in the double bill Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci at the Staatsoper Hamburg.
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29 Aug 2017
Cover interview with Das Opernglas
George Gagnidze is the cover star of the September 2017 issue of Das Opernglas!
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26 Aug 2017
Telecast of Nabucco from Verona on ARTE
On August 26, 2017 at 9:45PM Central European Time ARTE will telecast Verdi's Nabucco live from the Arena di Verona with George Gagnidze in the title role. Don't miss it!
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06 Aug 2017
UK debut in Khovanshchina at the BBC Proms
On August 6, 2017 George Gagnidze will make his UK debut, singing Shaklovity in Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina at the BBC Proms. The one-off performance at the Royal Albert Hall will feature the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Tiffin Boys’ Choir, the BBC Singers and the Slovak Philharmonic Choir conducted by Semyon Bychkov.
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23 Jun 2017
New production of Nabucco in Verona
George Gagnidze will open the 2017 season of the Arena di Verona in the title role of Arnaud Bernard's new production of Verdi's Nabucco conducted by Maestro Daniel Oren. The rest of the cast includes Walter Fraccaro, Stanislav Trofimov, Tatiana Melnychenko and Carmen Topciu. The premiere is on June 23 with repeat performances on June 29 and July 7.
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01 Jun 2017
Cover interview with Opera Now
George Gagnidze is the cover star of Opera Now's June issue! In the interview with the British magazine he talks about his upcoming summer festival appearances - a new production of Nabucco at the Arena di Verona and his UK debut at the BBC Proms - , the roles that have defined his career and much more.
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28 May 2017
One-off performance of "Tosca" at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
On May 28, 2017, George Gagnidze, who has just ended a highly acclaimed run of four performances as Carlo Gérard in Andrea Chénier at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, will appear in the same theater for one performance as Scarpia in Tosca conducted by Ivan Repusic. Alongside him, Maria José Siri will sing the title role and Alexandrs Antonenko that of Mario Cavaradossi.
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20 May 2017
George Gagnidze to take part in the benefit gala for the Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung in Bonn
On May 20, 2017 George Gagnidze will be one of the stars appearing in the benefit gala concert of the Deutsche Aids-Stiftung in Bonn. There will be a live audio stream at 7pm on the following link: https://aids-stiftung.de/infos-%C3%BCber-die-stiftung/veranstaltungen/operngala-bonn/gala-2017
