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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21.11.2023
Press review: “Gagnidze is superb” as Rigoletto in Atlanta
Excellent reviews for George Gagnidze's Rigoletto at the Atlanta Opera:
Interview
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04.11.2023
EarRelevant feature: ‘Acclaimed baritone George Gagnidze reflects on “Rigoletto” ahead of Atlanta Opera debut’
George Gagnidze was interviewed by Melinda Bargreen ahead of his Atlanta Opera debut in the title role of "Rigoletto". Check out the feature on the following link:
Review
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30.09.2023
Nabucco – New York 2023
“... the title king’s vulnerable plea for his daughter’s life (sung nobly on Wednesday by George Gagnidze)…” “Elijah Moshinsky’s “Nabucco” production has an old-school, 1980s throwback charm, with its imposing, multiuse unit set that turns on the Met’s revolving stage, even though it arrived at the company in 2001. It harks back to a time when singers were almost solely responsible for delivering the drama, and that’s what Gagnidze did: He shaped Nabucco’s full character arc with his baritone, from the sheeny resonance and dripping venom of a boastful king to the long, stately lines of a penitent one.” Oussama Zahr, The New York Times
Review
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20.05.2023
Aida – New York 2023
"The size and clarity of George Gagnidze’s voice made for a particularly menacing Amonasro." “George Gagnidze’s menacing Amonasro was powerfully sung.” Rick Perdian, New York Classical Review
Review
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17.02.2023
Samson et Dalila – Berlin 2023
“The Priest of Dagon was the baritone George Gagnidze, who seemed to me again to be a singer with a wide voice and appropriate to the character...” José M. Irurzun, Beckmesser
