Details

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 Sung in Italian with surtitles. Running time 2 hrs 30 mins

Cast/Performers

Wynne Evans (The Duke), Jonathan Summers (Rigoletto), Olga Trifonova (Gilda), Jonathan May (Monterone), Iain Paterson (Sparafucile)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Company: Welsh National Opera
Director: James Macdonald
Design: Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting: Simon Mills
Choreographer: Vanessa Gray

Rigoletto - And excerpts from The Nutcracker

Rigoletto - And excerpts from The Nutcracker (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T576293169. Details of all Rigoletto - And excerpts from The Nutcracker archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2071

Archive Listings

13 Jul 05 to 15 Jul 05	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Jul 05	Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre) Llandudno, Gwynedd Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Jun 05 to 25 Jun 05	Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Jun 05 to 11 Jun 05	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Jun 05	Grand Theatre Swansea, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
23 May 05 to 25 May 05	Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

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