Review
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30.03.2023
Rigoletto – Hamburg 2023
“The cast on March 17, 2023 was top-class in the main roles. George Gagnidze in the title role as Rigoletto was completely absorbed in the characterization of this “court jester”, who is by no means funny here, but rather a person who suffers and a father who only wants to protect his daughter from the outside world and the decadent court society. With his dark, expressive heroic baritone and his powerful performance, he came pretty close to being an ideal for Rigoletto.”
Wolfgang Schmitt, IOCO
“As part of the Italian Opera Weeks, the Hamburg State Opera was able to hire three acclaimed world stars for the revival of the 1994 Andreas Homoki production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto”: The soprano Pretty Yende can be seen as Gilda, while Matthew Polenzani performs the Duke of Mantua. The title role is sung by Georgian baritone George Gagnidze, who recently appeared as Scarpia at the Met in New York.
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George Gagnidze is this evil jester and sings his part in a voice that is often angry but that can also sound subtle – he calls himself a “vegliardo”, i.e. an “old man”, when he pleads the nasty courtiers, who with their Venetian masks look like aggressive birds, to give him back his kidnapped daughter.”
Dr. Andreas Ströbl, Klassik Begeistert
Review
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27.06.2024
“George Gagnidze is outstanding as Shaklovity” in Berlin
Reviews are brilliant for the new production of Khovanshchina and George Gagnidze's Shaklovity at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden:
Review
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01.05.2024
George Gagnidze a Macbeth of “round, harmonically rich vocality” in Bologna
“With Verdi, the Georgian baritone gets along fully: Rigoletto, Nabucco, Miller, Simone are also among his signature roles. He takes on the multifaceted figure of the usurping monarch with a round, harmonically rich vocality, naturally wide-ranged and generous -- at times even almost overflowing -- but well controlled…” Gilberto Mion, Teatro about George Gagnidze's portrayal of Macbeth at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, April 2024.
Interview
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12.04.2024
Interview with GBOpera
George Gagnidze was interviewed by GBOpera. Among the many topics he spoke with Giorgio Bagnoli are his return to Italy, his debut at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, and the role he is singing there, Verdi's Macbeth.
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:
Review
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20.01.2024
“George Gagnidze excelled” as Nabucco in Live in HD from the MET
Reviews are out for the Live in HD performance of Nabucco from the Metropolitan Opera starring George Gagnidze in the title role:
