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22.02.2025
Hungarian debut as Macbeth in Budapest
George Gagnidze is set to make his debut in Hungary, performing the title role in Verdi’s Macbeth at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest. This new production, directed by Matthew Wild, premieres on February 22, 2025, with additional performances featuring George Gagnidze on February 28 and March 5. The opera will be led by the theatre’s principal conductor Martin Rajna.
Sharing the stage with George Gagnidze are Csilla Boross as Lady Macbeth, Krisztián Cser as Banquo and the Doctor, Szabolcs Brickner as Macduff, Barna Bartos as Malcolm, and Lúcia Megyesi Schwartz as Lady Macbeth’s lady-in-waiting.
George Gagnidze first portrayed Macbeth at the Metropolitan Opera in 2012 and has since reprised the role at venues including the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, the Las Palmas Opera, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, and most recently at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
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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.
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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.
