Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Other spaces: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	19th September 2001
To	8th October 2001
When	Sep 19, 24, 27, Oct 2, 5, 8 at 19:30, Sep 22, 29 at 19:00
Prices	From £16.00. To £155.00.
What is currently on at Royal Opera House (V377)

Rigoletto

T1101819829
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:T1101819829, opera or operetta:S2071, venue:V377
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles, Running time 3 hours 15 minutes. Sponsored (2001) by The Jean Sainsubury Royal Opera House Fund, the Benefactors' Circle and The Friends of Covent Garden. Sept 19 at 19:30 - Free Opera in Covent Garden Piazza.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Royal Opera
Director	David McVicar
Design	Michael Vale
Costume	Tanya McCallin
Lighting	Paule Constable
Choreographer	Leah Hausman
Conductor	Edward Downes
Performer	Paolo Gavanelli (Rigoletto)
Performer	Marcelo Alvarez (Duke of Mantua)
Performer	Christine Schafer (Gilda)
Performer	Eric Halfvarson (Sparafucile)
Performer	Graciela Araya (mezzo-soprano)
Performer	Elizabeth Sikora (Giovanna)
Performer	Giovan Battista Parodi (Monterone)
Performer	Quentin Hayes
Performer	Peter Auty
Performer	Graeme Broadbent

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