Review
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28.02.2024
George Gagnidze “delivers a magnificent Scarpia” in Las Palmas
George Gagnidze just brought his celebrated portrayal of Scarpia in Tosca to the Las Palmas Opera in Gran Canaria. Here below you will find a couple of reviews:
“George Gagnidze, for his part, delivered a magnificent Scarpia, with all the malignity expected of him and which the baritone accentuates with the chiaroscuro of his powerful voice and the ironic tone of his phrasing.”
Agustín Arocha, Ópera Actual
“The internationally well-known Georgian George Gagnidze, who often sings at the Met, was a strong visual and dramatic contrast to the two [Grimaldi and Beczala] as Scarpia. Like a Tito Gobbi from a glorious past in a red brocade costume in the second act, incredibly authoritarian and with a certain corpulence also frightening, he gave the police chief all the necessary brutality, as well as loud, black cynicism. He was able to use in the best possible way his powerful and well-controlled baritone, which was as multifaceted as it was clear. The trio was therefore of the very first quality!”
Klaus Billand, Opernmagazin / Der Opernfreund / Der Neue Merker
“The Georgian baritone George Gagnidze – a regular in the MET Opera Seasons – showed a voice of beautiful timbre that was also projected with great power in every corner of the theater. Impeccable in his role as an actor, he gave a “Te Deum” of the highest level with a powerful vocal instrument and beautiful color… . In the second act, he exhibited elegant phrasing and an expressive singing line that, together with the great acting work of a singer who has surpassed a hundred performances as the evil Scarpia, astonished the audience that almost filled the Teatro Pérez Galdós.”
José Noguieira, Pro Ópera
[Photo: Nacho González/ ACO]
Review
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01.12.2025
Press review “Khovanshchina” Staatsoper Berlin
Following the rave reviews for Claus Guth’s new production of Khovanshchina, featuring George Gagnidze as Boyar Shaklovity at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in June 2024, the revival this November also received excellent notices internationally:
Review
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08.11.2025
Interview with Italian magazine Amadeus
For their November 2025 issue, Italian magazine Amadeus features an interview with George Gagnidze by Alessandro Cammarano. In the 2025/26 season, George Gagnidze takes on three major roles in Italy: after his acclaimed performances as Gianciotto in Francesca da Rimini at the Teatro Regio Turin, he will also appear in the title role of Macbeth at the Opera Carlo Felice in Genoa.
Review
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16.10.2025
Reviews “Francesca da Rimini” in Turin
“George Gagnidze as her husband Gianciotto was excellent...” Paolo Gallarati, La Stampa
Review
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10.10.2025
“L’Italia è la culla del mio repertorio”. L’intervista
di Giovanni Zambito - Il baritono George Gagnidze, tra le voci verdiane più autorevoli della scena lirica internazionale, si prepara a una nuova intensa stagione artistica che lo vedrà protagonista in Italia e all’estero. Dopo quasi 150 recite al Metropolitan di New York, Gagnidze tornerà nel Belpaese per tre appuntamenti di grande rilievo: Francesca da Rimini al Teatro Regio di Torino, Macbeth al Carlo Felice di Genova e Nabucco al Macerata Opera Festival. Parallelamente, sarà impegnato in importanti produzioni in Germania e Spagna, tra cui Der fliegende Holländer.
Interview
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04.07.2025
Interview for ORF TV
In the lead-up to the premiere of Der fliegende Holländer at the Oper im Steinbruch Festival, George Gagnidze spoke with ORF TV about his role and the production in St. Margarethen. The interview, along with rehearsal footage, can be viewed here:
