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 Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Michael Fabiano (Duke of Mantua - some dates), Ivan Magri (Duke of Mantua - some dates), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rigoletto - some dates), Dimitri Platanias (Rigoletto - some dates), Sofia Fomina (Gilda - some dates), Lucy Crowe (Gilda - some dates), Andrea Mastroni (Sparafucile), Nadia Krasteva (Maddalena), Sarah Pring (Giovanna - some dates), Kathleen Wilkinson (Giovanna - some dates), James Rutherford (Count Monterone - some dates), Darren Jeffery (Count Monterone - some dates), Dominic Sedgwick (Marullo), Thomas Atkins (Matteo Borsa), Simon Shibambu (Count Ceprano), Simon Shibambu (Count Ceprano), Francesca Chiejina (Countess Ceprano), Jacquelyn Stucker (Countess Ceprano)

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor: Alexander Joel
Director(s): David McVicar, Leah Hausman (movement director)
Design: Michael Vale
Costume: Tanya McCallin
Lighting: Paule Constable
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House