Rigoletto

T01196578975
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:T01196578975, opera or operetta:S2071, venue:V895
Current production:Work

Production details

New Production set in the White House during the Kennedy era. An exciting new look at this well-known opera. . Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes.

Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal Plymouth
	Other spaces: Drum Theatre, The Lyric
Town	Plymouth
County	Devon
From	2nd July 2002
To	5th July 2002
When	Jul 2/5 at 19:15
Prices	From £16.00. To £41.00.
What is currently on at Theatre Royal Plymouth (V895)

Reviews

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Company

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Patrick Summers (to Jun 22)
Conductor	Simon Phillippo (from Jun 25)
Producer	James Macdonald
Design	Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting	Paule Constable
Performer	Joseph Calleja (to Jun 14)
Performer	Carlo Scibelli (from Jun 18)
Performer	Vassily Gerello (Rigoletto)
Performer	alan Fairs (Monterone)
Performer	Iain Paterson (Sparafucile)
Performer	Natalie Christie (Gilda)
Performer	Anna Burford (Maddalena)

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