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George Gagnidze Joins CSAM for General Management

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) George Gagnidze has joined Centre Stage Artist Management for General Management. The baritone took to social media and said, “I am very happy to announce that I have joined the roster of Centre Stage Artist Management for general management. Starting today, Jonathan Letts and Francesca Condeluci (USA) will be representing me worldwide and I’m so excited about {…}

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George Gagnidze Leads Atlanta Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to open its mainstage season with Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The new production by Tomer Zvulun will be performed on Nov 4 -7, 2023 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Regarding his new production, Zvulum said, “Verdi’s iconic clown character, Rigoletto, is doomed from the very first scene to a cursed fate. Our production highlights his {…}

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George Gagnidze & Liudmyla Monastyrska Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Nabucco’

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(Credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera) Elijah Moshinsky’s classic staging of Verdi’s “Nabucco” is set to return for 14 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. The production, which opens on Sept. 28, will star Georgian baritone George Gagnidze in the title role. Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprises her acclaimed turn as Abigaille which she last sang with the company during the 2016-17 season. {…}

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Liv Redpath, Iestyn Davies, George Gagnidze & Long Long Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring six productions. All productions will be filmed for release on The Atlanta Opera’s Spotlight Media platform. The streaming platform is just one of the creative ways The Atlanta Opera rose to the occasion of the pandemic with innovations of lasting value and importance to future operations. It was, in part, these {…}

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George Gagnidze to Celebrate 100th Performance of ‘Tosca’

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George Gagnidze is set to sing his 100th performance of Scarpia in “Tosca” on Jan. 21, 2023. He will sign this milestone performance at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. The villainous Baron has played a pivotal role in Gagnidze’s career as he rose to prominence in a 2008 concert performance of “Tosca” with Lorin Maazel conducting the New {…}

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George Gagnidze Leads The Dallas Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’

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The Dallas Opera is set to open its 65th Anniversary Season with Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” The opera will be directed by Tomer Zvulun and will star George Gagnidze in his TDO debut. The baritone has performed the role around the world at the Teatro alla Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, among others. He will be joined by Madison Leonard in TDO {…}

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George Gagnidze Replaces Evgeny Nikitin in Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tosca’

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(Credit: © Dario Acosta) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Evgeny Nikitin will not be appearing in the role of Scarpia in Puccini’s “Tosca” for the performances between Dec. 2 – 18, 2021 due to illness. As a result, George Gagnidze will take over the role. Gagnidze joins a cast that includes Brian Jagde as Mario Cavaradossi and Sondra Radvanovsky {…}

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George Gagnidze & Christian Gerhaher Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences can hear the complete songs by Schumann and a world premiere recording. They can also hear a debut album by one of the leading baritones of our time. Here is a look at this week’s new releases. George Gagnidze Orfeo is set to release George Gagnidze’s debut album which was recorded with the Staatskapelle Weimar under the {…}