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

Cast/Performers

Leo Nucci (Rigoletto), Paolo Gavanelli (Rigoletto), Francesco Meli (Duke of Mantua), Ekaterina Siurina (Gilda), Sara Fulgoni (Maddalena), Kurt Rydl (Sparafucile), Iain Paterson (Monterone), Vuyani Mlinde (Count Ceprano), Changan Lim (Marullo), Elizabeth Sikora (Giovanna), Daniel Norman (Matteo Borsa)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Producer: Royal Opera
Conductor(s): Renato Palumbo, Daniel Oren
Director(s): David McVicar, Leah Hausman (movement)
Design: Michael Vale
Costume: Tanya McCallin
Lighting: Paule Constable