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01.09.2026
Boston Lyric Opera Debut as Guillaume Tell
George Gagnidze launches his 2026/27 season with his Boston Lyric Opera debut, returning to the title role of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell. Opening on September 25 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, the new production inaugurates the company’s 50th anniversary season and marks the first fully staged presentation of Rossini’s epic opera in Boston in more than 150 years.
Gagnidze made his role debut as Tell in 2007, while he was a member of the ensemble at the Nationaltheater Weimar. Nearly two decades later, he once again takes on the role of the legendary Swiss freedom fighter in Rossini’s final opera, performed in its original French.
David Angus conducts the BLO Orchestra and Chorus, with Vita Tzykun and David Adam Moore co-directing the new production. The cast also features Anya Matanovič as Mathilde, Konu Kim as Arnold, Nina Yoshida Nelsen as Hedwige, Brianna J. Robinson as Jemmy and Hunter Enoch as Gessler.
Performances take place on September 25 and 27 and October 2 and 4, 2026.
More information and tickets: https://blo.org/tell/
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23.06.2026
Poland Debut as Scarpia in Monumental Open-Air “Tosca” in Warsaw
This Sunday, June 28, 2026, George Gagnidze will make his highly anticipated Poland debut. He will portray his signature role, the menacing Baron Scarpia, in a spectacular, large-scale open-air concert version of Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, Tosca in Warsaw.
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12.06.2026
George Gagnidze opens “Rigoletto” at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai
George Gagnidze returns to one of his signature Verdi roles this weekend, singing the title role in Rigoletto at the Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai. The production opens on June 12, with a second performance on June 14.
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15.05.2026
Macbeth at Opera Carlo Felice Genoa
George Gagnidze returns to Opera Carlo Felice for Verdi’s Macbeth in a new production by Fabio Ceresa, conducted by Sesto Quatrini. Performances are scheduled for May 15, 17, 22, and 24.
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26.03.2026
George Gagnidze makes Semperoper debut as Germont
On March 28, George Gagnidze makes his eagerly anticipated house debut at the Semperoper Dresden, taking on one of his most acclaimed roles, Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Conducted by Nicholas Carter (with Clelia Cafiero in the pit from April 11), he appears alongside Adela Zaharia as Violetta and Amitai Pati as Alfredo, in a staging by Barbora Horáková. The run comprises eight performances through April 28.
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28.02.2026
Tonio in “Pagliacci” in Tbilisi
George Gagnidze returns to the stage of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre to perform the role of Tonio in Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Performing in his home city of Tbilisi holds special significance for the Georgian baritone, and Tonio remains one of the defining roles of the Italian Verismo repertoire. With the famous Prologue, Tonio steps forward to address the audience directly and establishes the dramatic framework of the opera.
