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Rigoletto-8 December 1988 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Michael Boder
Chorus Director Robin Stapleton
Leader Hugh Maguire
Cast
The Duke of Mantua Neil Shicoff
Matteo Borsa
a courtier 		John Dobson
Count Ceprano
a courtier 		Roderick Earle
Countess Ceprano Linda Kitchen
Rigoletto
the court jester 		Brent Ellis
Marullo
a courtier 		Anthony Michaels-Moore
Count Monterone Donald McIntyre
Sparafucile
a professional assassin 		John Tomlinson
Gilda
daughter of Rigoletto 		June Anderson
Giovanna
her nurse 		Karen Shelby
A Servant Gillian Webster
Court Usher Christopher Painter
Maddalena
sister of Sparafucile 		Claire Powell
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Servants, Pages, Guards The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Dancers
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: David Edwards
Durations: Act I: 7.36-8.42pm, Act II: 9.09-9.40pm, Act III: 10.09-10.42pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 8 December 1988 (in Royal Opera House Collections)