George Gagnidze returns to one of his signature roles—Rigoletto—at the Opéra National de Paris on May 10, in Claus Guth’s production conducted by Andrea Battistoni. He leads a renowned cast that includes Slávka Zámečníková as Gilda, Dmitry Korchak as the Duke of Mantua, Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Sparafucile, and Justina Gringytė as Maddalena. Gagnidze will appear in nine additional performances on May 14, 18, 21, 24, 27, and 30, as well as on June 3, 8, and 12.

The Tbilisi-born baritone has earned international acclaim for his powerful portrayal of Verdi’s tormented court jester, a role he has performed more than any other. His interpretation has graced many of the world’s foremost opera stages and festivals, often in new productions—including the Metropolitan Opera (in two different stagings), Teatro alla Scala, Los Angeles Opera, and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, to name a few. Parisian audiences have already celebrated him in roles such as Germont in La traviata, Gianciotto in Francesca da Rimini, and Amonasro in Aida.

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About the Production:

“It’s a magnificent, grandiose subject, featuring one of the most extraordinary characters ever created in the theatre and in the world”. With these words, Verdi asked Francesco Maria Piave to write a libretto inspired by Victor Hugo’s Le roi s’amuse. A paradoxical character, Rigoletto is both a deformed buffoon, serving the Duke of Mantua in his seductive endeavours, and the embodiment of fatherly love for his daughter Gilda.

With its wealth of contrasts, the theme of the curse and its unforgettable arias, the opera, premiered at La Fenice in Venice in 1851, became the first of Verdi’s great popular successes alongside Il Trovatore and La Traviata. Claus Guth has conceived his staging as a long flashback in which Rigoletto, wracked with remorse, relives the death of his daughter, to which he unwittingly contributed.

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