Rigoletto
Rigoletto
by Giuseppe Verdi
This stunning new production was directed by Melbourne’s Greg Carroll and designed by Peter Corrigan, who created a spartan, hard-edged set for Her Majesty’s Theatre, to fit with the dark themes of this dramatic opera.
From the play Le Roi s’Amuse by Victor Hugo with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi’s Rigoletto is one of the most popular operas ever written. Featuring such well known arias as La Donna e Mobile and Caro Nome, it tells the tragic story of a father’s thwarted revenge on the man who abducted his daughter.
CAST
| The Duke of Mantua | Aydin Ustuk, Stephen Smith |
| Rigoletto, his court jester | Andrea Rola, Roger Howell |
| Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter | Vanessa West, Polina Volfson |
| Sparafucile, a professional assassin | Jonathan Truscott, Jerzy Kozlowski |
| Maddalena, Sparafucile's sister | Roxanne Hislop, Lynlee Williams |
| Count Monterone | Manfred Pohlenz, Bryan O'Connell |
| Marullo, a courtier | Jason Wasley, Simon Meadows |
| Borsa, a courtier | Mark Fowler, Jacob Caine |
| Count Ceprano, a courtier | Adrian Tamburini, Angus Grant |
| Giovanna, her duenna | Kerrie Bolton, Cecily Woodberry |
| Countess Ceprano | Suzan Stafford |
| A Page | Sally Kirkcaldy, Seija Knight |
| A court usher | Giuseppe Corizzo, Josh Perillo |
| CHORUS | |
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Sig Anderson David Campbell Andrea Carcassi Kevin Castles Giuseppe Corizzo Hayden Downing Brendan Egan Adrian Glaubert Angus Grant Peter Grant Mark Henderson |
Oliver Mann Stephen Mansour Alex McCutcheon Bruce Nichols Bernie Nolan Josh Perillo Rodney Phillips Jean-Francois Ravat Roland Seidl David Woodberry Adrian Woodhouse |
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