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 English surtitles. Approximate running time 2hrs 30mins

Cast/Performers

Carlo Ventre (until 27 Nov), Peter Bronder (8-11 Dec), Philip Joll (Rigoletto), Grant Dickson (Monterone), Panajotis Iconomou (Sparafucile), Claire Rutter (Gilda), Antonia Sotigiu (Maddalena)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Julian Smith (except 20-27 Nov), Antony Walker (20-27 Nov)
Design: Joe Vanek
Lighting: Nick Chelton

Rigoletto

Rigoletto (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01276744784. Details of all Rigoletto archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2071

Archive Listings

8 Dec 99 to 11 Dec 99	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Nov 99 to 27 Nov 99	Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive
17 Nov 99 to 20 Nov 99	Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Nov 99 to 12 Nov 99	Grand Opera House Belfast Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Nov 99 to 6 Nov 99	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Oct 99 to 30 Oct 99	Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Oct 99 to 23 Oct 99	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

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