“Great performance of baritone Gagnidze”

“ In the title role baritone Gagnidze expresses his art at his best singing with effective, technical and expressive subtleness, with a homogenous timbre and a jagged fraseggio to offer an all-around characterization.”

Gianni Villani, L’Arena

“The internationally renowned and Verdi-experienced Georgian baritone George Gagnidze is a vocally and scenically convincing Nabucco.”

Thomas Migge, Deutschlandfunk

“George Gagnidze in the title role does not manifest a particularly voluminous voice but sings with taste, without forcing, displaying a fine legato and making an attempt at giving a meaning to the text.”

Danilo Boaretto, OperaClick

“George Gagnidze’s comfortable voice delivery, the flexibility of the projection, and the copper nuances that adorns his top contribute to a more than satisfactory interpretation of the title role. The charism of the artist and his great musicality add to these assets [read our columns of 19 June 2016 and 3 February 2011].

Katy Oberlé, Anaclase

“George Gagnidze in this production becomes insane as a result of a gunshot wound to his head. The scene may be a little comic but thanks to the his great experience Gagnidze has not falled into the ridicule. His performance was good, he was incisive in his role and attentive to the details”.

Salvatore Margarone, Musicandosite

“Nabucco/Franz Josef is George Gagnidze who offers a hard, severe king gifted with a certain charisma that exalts his interpretative skills.”

Maria Teresa Giovagnoli, MTG Lirica

Nabucco had the interesting voice of George Gagnidze, in crescendo for effectiveness and stamina, even though he is more prone to introspection (his “Dio di Giuda” was remarkable than royal authority.”

Cesare Galla blog

“…The Nabucco of George Gagnidze displayed a vibrant singing, well controlled in the piano dynamics as well, aimed at restoring the authority and intensity of Verdi’s first great baritone role…”

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