George Gagnidze

Baritone

Biography

Lauded by the New York Times for his “expressive, resonant baritone”, “insightful phrasing” and “confident, imposing presence”, George Gagnidze ranks among the leading singers of his genre.

In the 2008/09 season, the dramatic baritone made his sensational debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Rigoletto and has since then returned in more than 130 performances, singing roles such as Macbeth, Amonasro (Aida), Scarpia (Tosca), Michele (Il tabarro), Tonio (Pagliacci), Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana) and Shaklovity (Khovanshchina).

Contact

Jonathan Letts
Associate Director

+49 30 166359854
Francesca Condeluci
Associate Director, North America

+1 917 349 1443
Maria Meshcherinova
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359857

News

George Gagnidze: Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera

George Gagnidze returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Scarpia in David McVicar’s acclaimed production of Tosca. The baritone stars alongside soprano Aleksandra Kurzak who reprises her riveting portrayal of the title role and tenor SeokJong Baek as her revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi. Gagnidze can be heard on September 25, 28, October 3, 6 and 11.
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George Gagnidze: Khovanshchina at the Berlin State Opera

George Gagnidze comes back to the Berlin State Opera in the role of the boyar Shaklovity in Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina. The Claus Guth’s and Simone Young’s interpretation of the folk drama is presented by Mika Kares and Najmiddin Mavlyanov as Ivan and Andrey Chovansky and Stephan Rügamer as Prince Vasily Golitsin. The performances take place on June 2, 6, 9, 13, 16 and 23, 2024.
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Piotr Beczala and George Gagnidze: Tosca in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The tenor Piotr Beczala can be heard as Cavaradossi and the baritone George Gagnidze as Baron Scarpia in Puccini's opera Tosca at the Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Ramón Tebar conducts.
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Calendar

06
Oct 2024
New York -  Tosca
Metropolitan Opera
11
Oct 2024
New York -  Tosca
Metropolitan Opera
24
Nov 2024
Hamburg  -  Luisa Miller
Hamburg State Opera
28
Nov 2024
Hamburg  -  Luisa Miller
Hamburg State Opera
30
Nov 2024
Hamburg  -  Luisa Miller
Hamburg State Opera

Pictures

Videos

GEORGE GAGNIDZE as RIGOLETTO "Cortigiani" (2023)
GEORGE GAGNIDZE as NABUCCO (MET 2023)
GEORGE GAGNIDZE in SAMSON ET DALILA (Berlin 2023)
GEORGE GAGNIDZE "Nemico della patria" ANDREA CHÉNIER (2022)
GEORGE GAGNIDZE in AIDA (Los Angeles 2022)