Performance

VenueBirmingham Hippodrome
Other spaces: DanceXchange,Patrick Centre
TownBirmingham
CountyWest Midlands
From17th November 1999
To20th November 1999
What is currently on at Birmingham Hippodrome (V145)

Rigoletto

RigolettoT01276744784
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
Music Verdi
Lyrics Francesco Maria Piave
Book by Victor Hugo


Archive :: production:T01276744784, opera or operetta:S2071, venue:V145
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approximate running time 2hrs 30mins

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Company

Company Welsh National Opera
Conductor Julian Smith (except 20-27 Nov)
Conductor Antony Walker (20-27 Nov)
Design Joe Vanek
Lighting Nick Chelton
Performer Carlo Ventre (until 27 Nov)
Performer Peter Bronder (8-11 Dec)
Performer Philip Joll (Rigoletto)
Performer Grant Dickson (Monterone)
Performer Panajotis Iconomou (Sparafucile)
Performer Claire Rutter (Gilda)
Performer Antonia Sotigiu (Maddalena)
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