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 New Production. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Robert Poulton (Rigoletto), Julia Sporsen (Gilda), Jaewoo Kim (Duke), Graeme Broadbent (Sparafucile), Patricia Orr (Maddalena), Simon Wilding (Count Ceprano), William Robert Allenby (Monterone), John Lofthouse (Marullo), Neal Cooper (Borsa), Anna Patalong (Countess Ceprano), Laura Woods (Giovanna), Mark Spyropoulos (Count Usher), Nicola Wydenbach (Page)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Producer: Opera Holland Park
Conductor: Stuart Stratford
Director: Lindsay Posner
Design: Tom Scutt