George Gagnidze makes his first appearance in Riga, Latvia, with two major performances at the 2025 Riga Opera Festival.

George Gagnidze is back singing the title role of Rigoletto, his signature role and one of his most performed parts. This time he stars as the tormented court jester at the Opéra national de Paris. Performances will take place at the Opéra Bastille from May 10 to June 12, 2025, under the baton of Andrea Battistoni in a production by Claus Guth.

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.

On November 24, George Gagnidze will return to the Staatsoper Hamburg as Miller in an Andreas Homoki production of Luisa Miller under the musical direction of Lorenzo Passerini. He will share the stage with Narea Son in the title role, Giorgio Berrugi as Rodolfo, Adam Palka as Conte di Walter, Kristina Stanek as Federica, and Brindley Sherrat as Wurm. Other performances will occur on November 28 and 30 as well as on December 4.

George Gagnidze will debut at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania on October 29, 2024, with his signature role Rigoletto in the first cast of a new production by Leo Nucci and under the musical direction of Jordi Bernàcer. He will sing alongside Enkeleda Kamani as Gilda, Ivan Magrì as Duca di Mantova, Ramaz Chikviladze (Sparafucile), and Elena Belfiore (Maddalena). An additional performance will be on October 31.