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17.03.2023

“Rigoletto” at the Staatsoper Hamburg

On March 17, 2023, George Gagnidze returns to the Hamburg State Opera as the protagonist of Rigoletto on the occasion of the theatre’s “Italian Opera Weeks”. In the production by Andreas Homoki George appears under the musical direction of Stefano Ranzani and alongside Pretty Yende as Gilda, Matthew Polenzani as Duca di Mantova, Tigran Martirossian as Sparafucile and Marta Swiderska as Maddalena. There are two additional performances on March 22 and 25.

The Georgian baritone, who has already been feted in Hamburg as Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana, and Tonio in Pagliacci, has performed the role of Rigoletto in over 100 performances in the most prestigious international opera houses.

Among the many opera houses and festivals he has performed the part rank the Teatro alla Scala, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Los Angeles Opera, the Dallas Opera, the Wiener Festwochen and the Aix-en-Provence festival. At the Metropolitan Opera, he has sung the role dozens of times in two different productions.

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15.05.2024

New production of “Khovanshchina” at Staatsoper Berlin

In June 2024, George Gagnidze will return to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, this time as Shaklovity in a new production of Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina.

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01.05.2024

Opera Gala with Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra

On May 10, George Gagnidze stars in an Italian Opera Gala with the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra led by Constantine Orbelian. He will be performing “Di Provenza” from Verdi's La traviata, “Pietà, rispetto, onore” from Macbeth, “Nemico della patria” from Giordano's Andrea Chénier and the “Te Deum” from Puccini's Tosca together with the Kaunas State Choir. Soprano Gabrielè Bukiné and tenor Arsen Soghomonyan will share the stage with him.

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08.04.2024

George Gagnidze makes Bologna debut as Macbeth

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.

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09.02.2024

George Gagnidze to bring Scarpia in “Tosca” to Las Palmas

On February 20, 22 and 24, George Gagnidze will bring one of his most celebrated roles to Las Palmas: Scarpia in Tosca. With more than 100 performances under his belt as the evil chief of police at venues such as the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opera, Teatro Real Madrid or Wiener Staatsoper, George Gagnidze appears in Gran Canaria under the baton of Ramón Tebar and in a staging by Daniele Piscopo. Erika Grimaldi and Piotr Beczala will share the stage with him in the other leading roles.

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06.01.2024

Cinema and radio broadcast of “Nabucco”

On January 6, 2024 at 1pm local time, the Metropolitan Opera will broadcast Nabucco starring George Gagnidze in the title role live to many cinemas and radio stations worldwide.