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Rigoletto-14 February 1974 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 Alfredo Kraus
Borsa
Gentleman of the Court 		John Dobson
Marullo
Gentleman of the Court 		William Elvin
Count Ceprano
Gentleman of the Court 		Paul Hudson
Countess Ceprano Jean Holmes
Rigoletto
the Court Jester 		Peter Glossop
Count Monterone Forbes Robinson
Sparafucile
a professional assassin 		Michael Langdon
Gilda
Rigoletto's daughter 		Joan Carden
Giovanna
her nurse 		Elizabeth Shelley
A Page Gillian Ramsden
An Usher William Clothier
Maddalena
Sparafucile's sister 		Joyce Blackham
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 Nesta Brooking Ballet School
Children from Eastcourt Independent School
Acrobats
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 14 February 1974 (in Royal Opera House Collections)