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Royal Opera - Rigoletto
One of Verdi’s most famous operas returns, with Oliver Mears’ darkly elegant production. Acclaimed Verdi specialist Mark Elder conducts.
Rigoletto leads a double life. As jester to the Duke of Mantua, he is a master of cruelty. As father to his daughter, Gilda, his love knows no bounds. Rigoletto has done everything in his power to keep these worlds separate, and his daughter safe. But when the Duke sees something he wants, he gets it. And what the Duke wants, is Gilda.
Rigoletto is Verdi's most famous opera. It features the popular aria, ‘La donna è mobile' (‘Women are fickle’), the Duke's light-hearted song which returns with chilling irony at the end of the opera. By contrast, Gilda’s aria, ‘Caro nome’, is a soaring, fluttering evocation of young love.
In Oliver Mears' acclaimed staging, Verdi’s masterpiece is presented as a modern morality play, pitting power against innocence in a world of decadence and corruption.
Verdi specialist Mark Elder marks his 50th anniversary as a conductor for The Royal Opera, leading an array of wonderful singers including George Petean and Daniel Luis de Vicente (in his Royal Opera debut) as Rigoletto, Liparit Avetisyan and Iván Ayón Rivas (in his Royal Opera debut) as the Duke, and Aida Garifullina, Rosa Feola and Robyn Allegra Parton as Gilda.
Royal Opera - Rigoletto Tickets
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