Performance

Venue	Birmingham Hippodrome
	Also: DanceXchange,Patrick Centre
Town	Birmingham
County	West Midlands
From	17th November 1999
To	20th November 1999
Birmingham Hippodrome (V145)
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:: (T01276744784)

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approximate running time 2hrs 30mins

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Julian Smith (except 20-27 Nov)
Conductor	Antony Walker (20-27 Nov)
Design	Joe Vanek
Lighting	Nick Chelton
Performer	Carlo Ventre (until 27 Nov)
Performer	Peter Bronder (8-11 Dec)
Performer	Philip Joll (Rigoletto)
Performer	Grant Dickson (Monterone)
Performer	Panajotis Iconomou (Sparafucile)
Performer	Claire Rutter (Gilda)
Performer	Antonia Sotigiu (Maddalena)

Listing:: L01386061795

Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approximate running time 2hrs 30mins

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