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 In Italian with English supertitles

Cast/Performers

John Hudson, Jason Howard, Michael Druiett, Alessandro Guerzoni, Colin Judson, Roland Wood, Maria Costanza, Jane Irwin

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Company: Scottish Opera
Director: Rennie Wright
Conductor(s): Richard Armstrong, Derek Clark (Feb 5 / 8 / 15)
Design: Richard Aylwin
Lighting: Davy Cunningham

Rigoletto

Rigoletto (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T0893549060. Details of all Rigoletto archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2071

Archive Listings

20 Feb 03 to 22 Feb 03	Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
11 Feb 03 to 15 Feb 03	Festival Theatre Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive

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