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

Dimitri Platanias (Rigoletto), Vittorio Grigolo (Duke of Milan - Mar 30 Apr 2 / 7 / 11 / 17 / 21), Francesco Meli (Duke of Milan - Apr 4), Vittorio Grigolo (Duke of Mantua), Francesco Meli (Duke of Mantua), Ekaterina Siurina (Gilda - not Apr 7 / 21 ), Lucy Crowe (- Apr 7 / 21), Christine Rice (Maddalena), Matthew Rose (Sparafucile), Elizabeth Sikora (Giovanna), Gianfranco Montresor (Count Monterone), Pablo Bemsch (Matteo Borsa), Susana Gaspar (Countess Ceprano), Jihoon Kim (Count Ceprano), ZhengZhong Zhou (Marullo)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Director: David McVicar
Design: Michael Vale
Costume: Tanya McCallin
Lighting: Paule Constable
Choreographer: Leah Hausman

Rigoletto

Rigoletto (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T1057052307. Details of all Rigoletto archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2071

Archive Listings

30 Mar 12
to
21 Apr 12

Royal Opera House
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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