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.

Creatives/Company

Music: Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave
Book by: Victor Hugo
Producer: Royal Opera House
Director(s): Oliver Mears, Anna Morrissey (movement)
Design: Simon Lima Holdsworth
Costume: Ilona Karas
Lighting: Fabiana Piccioli
Conductor(s): Antonio Pappano, Paul Wynne Griffiths, Stefano Montanari