Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	13th June 2007
To	15th June 2007
When	19:15
Prices	From £13.00. To £48.00.
Theatre Royal (V570)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Rigoletto

Work:: Rigoletto (S2071)

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

Production:: (T1610728568)

New Production. Sung in Italian with English titles. Running time 2 hrs 30 mins

Company	Opera North
Director	Charles Edwards
Design	Charles Edwards
Lighting	Charles Edwards
Costume	Brigite Reiffensteul
Choreographer	Leah Hausman
Design	Ricardo Pardo (associate set designer)
Conductor	Mark Shanahan
Performer	Rafael Rojas (Duke of Mantua)
Performer	Alan Opie (Rigoletto)
Performer	Linda Richardson (Gilda)
Performer	Leah Marion Jones (Maddelena / Giovanna)
Performer	Clive Bayley (Sparafucile)
Performer	Stephen Richardson (Count Monterone)
Performer	Olafur Sigurdarson (Marullo)

Listing:: L260925483

Production details

New Production. Sung in Italian with English titles. Running time 2 hrs 30 mins

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