Reviews are out for the Live in HD performance of Nabucco from the Metropolitan Opera starring George Gagnidze in the title role:

“But the titular character is Nabucco, and baritone George Gagnidze excelled. The part plunges into madness and back again, in the process converting Nabucco from despot (even Jehovah fears him, he thinks in the first act) to Jehovah-convert. Gagnidze has both vocal and dramatic needs to convey all of this, not just convincingly, but poignantly. He matched and perhaps just overtook the psychological angst of the great Leo Nucci in Daniele Abbado’s production (also with Monastyrska) at Covent Garden in 2013, review here).”
Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard International

“The title role is sung by George Gagnidze. His voice is vibrant and sonorous, and his secure vocal line has no problem getting through the speakers. He knows how to find the bite appropriate to Verdi’s style and the personality of his character. Quite convincing in the authoritative, despotic part of his role, with more declamatory passages, he is even more so in his moments of distress and vulnerability, where he finds touching piani nuances.”
Timothé Bougon, Ôlyrix

“Baritone George Gagnidze gives an outstanding performance as the arrogant king Nabucco who goes from sheer hubris (I am a god), to a brief mad scene, to a gentle convert to Judaism. A superb performance throughout.”
James Karas, Reviews and Views

“George Gagnidze has a fine Verdi style baritone voice. He sang with focus and sensitivity.”
Neil Kurtzman, Medicine Opera

“From this point of view, Nabucco gives a major role to the chorus, and this was the work to choose to underline this achievement. But Nabucco can also be nipped in the bud if the cast, led by an experienced or authoritative conductor (which was the case with Daniele Callegari), does not at least rest on a very solid Nabucco-Abigaille pairing. Fortunately, this was the case with Georgian baritone George Gagnidze and Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska…”
Christophe Huss, Le Devoir