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

Wookyung Kim (Duke of Mantua), Paolo Gavanelli (Rigoletto - some dates), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rigoletto - some dates), Eglise Gutierrez (Gilda), Patrizia Ciofi (Gilda - some dates), Ekaterina Sadovnikova (Gilda - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor(s): Dan Ettinger (some dates), Christopher Willis (some dates)
Director: David McVicar
Design: Michael Vale
Costume: Tanya McCallin