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Rigoletto-31 March 1971 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Edward Downes
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
The Duke of Mantua Luciano Pavarotti
Borsa
Gentleman of the Court 		John Dobson
Marullo
Gentleman of the Court 		Hugh Sheehan
Count Ceprano
Gentleman of the Court 		Eric Garrett
Countess Ceprano Susan Maisey
Rigoletto
the Court Jester 		Kostas Paskalis
Count Monterone Gwynne Howell
Sparafucile
a professional assassin 		Michael Langdon
Gilda
Rigoletto's daughter 		Maria Pellegrini
Giovanna
her nurse 		Elizabeth Shelley
A Page Celia Penney
An Usher William Clothier
Maddalena
Sparafucile's sister 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Artists, Servants, Pages, Guards The Royal Opera Chorus
Artists of The Royal Ballet
Children from St Clement Danes Grammar School
Children from the Bush Davies Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 31 March 1971 (in Royal Opera House Collections)