Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	14th December 2017
To	16th January 2018
When	Dec 14, 21, 23, Jan18 4, 6, 11, 13, 16 at 19:30. Dec 19 at 12:00
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 20 Jun 17 - T1093396035

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:: (T1093396035)

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Producer	Royal Opera House
Conductor	Alexander Joel
Director	David McVicar
Design	Michael Vale
Costume	Tanya McCallin
Lighting	Paule Constable
Director	Leah Hausman (movement director)
Company	Royal Opera Chorus
Company	Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Performer	Michael Fabiano (Duke of Mantua - some dates)
Performer	Ivan Magri (Duke of Mantua - some dates)
Performer	Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rigoletto - some dates)
Performer	Dimitri Platanias (Rigoletto - some dates)
Performer	Sofia Fomina (Gilda - some dates)
Performer	Lucy Crowe (Gilda - some dates)
Performer	Andrea Mastroni (Sparafucile)
Performer	Nadia Krasteva (Maddalena)
Performer	Sarah Pring (Giovanna - some dates)
Performer	Kathleen Wilkinson (Giovanna - some dates)
Performer	James Rutherford (Count Monterone - some dates)
Performer	Darren Jeffery (Count Monterone - some dates)
Performer	Dominic Sedgwick (Marullo)
Performer	Thomas Atkins (Matteo Borsa)
Performer	Simon Shibambu (Count Ceprano)
Performer	Simon Shibambu (Count Ceprano)
Performer	Francesca Chiejina (Countess Ceprano)
Performer	Jacquelyn Stucker (Countess Ceprano)

Listing:: L01428923766

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

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