Name: Rigoletto
Start: 2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Sydney Opera House

Organization

Dirigent

Renato Palumbo

Regissör

Elijah Moshinsky

Shane Placentino

Scenograf

Michael Yeargan

Kostym designer

Ljus designer

Robert Bryan

Sångare

Baritone

Ernesto Petti

Rigoletto

Tenor

Atalla Ayan

Il Duca di Mantova

David Parkin

Il Conte di Monterone

Bass

Roberto Scandiuzzi

Sparafucile

Contralto

Sian Sharp

Maddalena

Luke Gabbedy

Marullo

Virgilio Marino

Matteo Borsa

Anthony Mackey

Il Conte di Ceprano

Mezzo-soprano

Giovanna

Ruth Strutt

La Contessa di Ceprano

Jennifer Bonner

Un paggio

Nathan Lay

Un usciere di corte

Opera Australia

Others

Opera Australia Chorus

Orchestra

Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra

Soprano

Stacey Alleaume

Gilda

Benjamin Rasheed

Diego Torre

italienska

Sydney

Australien

Sydney Opera House

Joan Sutherland Theatre

Rigoletto Verdi

Public

engelska

Approved

Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi

He’s hideous. He’s hated. He’s untouchable. But in this shimmering world of secrets and seduction, can he keep the one he loves most safe?

At the Duke’s infamous parties, one man’s words light the darkness with a sinister glitter. Among the glamorous girls and greasy gangsters, Rigoletto serves his master with sharp wits and averted eyes.

From the moment he wrote it, Verdi knew he had a hit on his hands. The story has everything: royalty, loyalty, devotion, lust and revenge.

And the music? The music is sensational, so full of hummable tunes that Verdi demanded complete secrecy from his premiere cast. The tenor was forbidden from even whistling the catchy ‘La donna è mobile’ outside of rehearsals.

The morning after Rigoletto’s triumphant première, that melody rang out in the streets: a hit for ever after. The title character Verdi called the “greatest creation” in the history of theatre had found a home in a masterpiece of music.

Elijah Moshinsky’s much-loved production of Rigoletto returns to the Sydney Opera House stage, complete with its glamorous La Dolce Vita-inspired sets and costumes and scene-stealing Fiat 500.

The revolving dolls-house style set gives a cinematic detail to each scene. We’ve assembled a brilliant cast led by Verdi master Renato Palumbo. Ernesto Petti is the tortured jester at the heart of Verdi’s masterpiece.


Cast & Creative
Conductor
Renato Palumbo
Director
Elijah Moshinsky
Revival Director
Shane Placentino
Assistant Director
Warwick Doddrell
Set & Costume Designer
Michael Yeargan
Lighting Designer
Robert Bryan
Rigoletto
Ernesto Petti
Duke of Mantua
Atalla Ayan (13 June)
Virgilio Marino (15, 17, 24, 26 June)
Diego Torre (20 & 22 June)
Gilda
Stacey Alleaume
Monterone
David Parkin
Sparafucile
Roberto Scandiuzzi
Maddalena
Sian Sharp
Marullo
Luke Gabbedy
Borsa
Virgilio Marino
Benjamin Rasheed (15–26 June)
Ceprano
Anthony Mackey
Giovanna
Sian Sharp
Countess Ceprano
Ruth Strutt
Page
Jennifer Bonner
Usher
Nathan Lay

Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra

English

Föreställningskrediter (Medverkande & produktionsteam )

Medverkande

Besättning

Ensemble