Rigoletto

T1093362685
Rigoletto, the hunchbacked court jester wants revenge. His beloved daughter, Gilda, has been abducted and seduced by the Duke and he hires a hit-man to assassinate him. Tragedy prevails in Verdi's masterpiece of love, lust and betrayal. Based on Hugo's Le roi s'amuse. First performed at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851

Music	Verdi
Lyrics	Francesco Maria Piave
Book by	Victor Hugo

Archive :: production:T1093362685, opera or operetta:S2071, venue:V975
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English titles.

Performance

Venue	Grand Theatre and Opera House
	Other spaces: Howard Assembly Room
Town	Leeds
County	West Yorkshire
From	22nd January 2022
To	19th February 2022
When	Jan22 22, 29, Feb22 4, 11, 19 at 19:00
What is currently on at Grand Theatre and Opera House (V975)

Reviews

Judith McAra: 05Feb22:
Wow! Rigoletto last night was amazing. The singing was superb and the sets eye-popping. Thank you ON, you’re life-enriching. You turned a cold, wet, miserable February night into technicolour. Like going to Oz!!! I can’t write more as I’m literally speechless!

Company

Company	Opera North
Conductor	Garry Walker (ex Feb22 19 / Mar22 16)
Conductor	Patrick Milne (Feb22 19 / Mar22 16)
Director	Femi Elufowoju Jr
Design	Rae Smith
Costume	Rae Smith
Lighting	Bruno Poet
Director	Laila Diallo (movement director)
Performer	Roman Arndt (Duke of Mantua)
Performer	Eric Greene (Rigoletto)
Performer	Jasmine Habersham (Gilda)
Performer	Callum Thorpe (Sparafucile)
Performer	Alyona Abramova (Maddalena)
Performer	Willard White (Sir - Count Monterone)
Performer	Themba Mvula (Marullo)
Performer	Ivan Sharpe (Matteo Borsa)

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.