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08.01.2023
George Gagnidze is back at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, where he performs his signature role of Scarpia in six performances of Tosca from January 8 to 21. Giacomo Sagripanti and Henrik Nánási are conducting and the new production is by Rafael R. Villalobos.
He shares the stage with Maria Agresta, Monica Zanettin and Emily Magee in the title role, Michael Fabiano and Antonio Corianò as Cavaradossi.
George Gagnidze comes fresh from performing Scarpia at the Metropolitan Opera, where he has sung the role more than 40 times. His performance at the Gran Teatre del Liceu marks his 100th outing in the role of the evil chief of police.
[Photo: A. Bofill]
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17.09.2024
George Gagnidze is back at the Metropolitan Opera in one of his most important roles, Scarpia in Tosca. The star baritone will appear in five performances from September 25 to October 11, with Aleksandra Kurzak in the title role and SeokJong Baek as Cavaradossi. Xian Zhang and Marco Armiliato (October 6) will conduct, the staging is by David McVicar.
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04.08.2024
George Gagnidze will perform a recital at the XVI Festival lírico Ópera Benicàssim in Spain on August 4. Accompanied by pianist José Manuel Frasquet, George will sing Neapolitan songs, art songs by Tchaikovsky as well as arias from some of his most important roles such as Macbeth, Nabucco, Tonio (Pagliacci) and Carlo Gérard (Andrea Chénier). The concert will take place at 21:00h at the Teatre Municipal Francesc Tàrrega.
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15.05.2024
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
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
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.