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 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.

Cast/Performers

Joseph Calleja (to Jun 14), Carlo Scibelli (from Jun 18), Vassily Gerello (Rigoletto), alan Fairs (Monterone), Iain Paterson (Sparafucile), Natalie Christie (Gilda), Anna Burford (Maddalena)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Patrick Summers (to Jun 22), Simon Phillippo (from Jun 25)
Producer: James Macdonald
Design: Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting: Paule Constable

Rigoletto

Rigoletto (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01196578975. Details of all Rigoletto archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2071

Archive Listings

10 Jul 02	Grand Theatre Swansea, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Jul 02 to 5 Jul 02	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
25 Jun 02 to 28 Jun 02	Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Jun 02 to 22 Jun 02	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Jun 02 to 14 Jun 02	Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre) Llandudno, Gwynedd Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Jun 02	Symphony Hall Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
28 May 02 to 1 Jun 02	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
3 May 02 to 23 May 02	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

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