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Rigoletto-3 April 1984 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Edward Downes
Acting Chorus Master Nina Walker
Leader John Brown
Cast
The Duke of Mantua Dennis O'Neill
Matteo Borsa
a courtier 		Kim Begley
Count Ceprano
a courtier 		Roderick Earle
Countess Ceprano Lola Biagioni
Rigoletto
the court jester 		Sherrill Milnes
Marullo
a courtier 		Christian du Plessis
Count Monterone Donald McIntyre
Sparafucile
a professional assassin 		Gwynne Howell
Gilda
daughter of Rigoletto 		Alida Ferrarini
Giovanna
her duenna 		Elizabeth Sikora
Page to the Duchess Susan Maisey
Court Usher Alun Jenkins
Maddalena
sister of Sparafucile 		Gillian Knight
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Artists, Servants, Pages, Guards The Royal Opera Chorus
Dancers
Children from Finchley Catholic High School
Junior Associates of The Royal Ballet School
Members of the Heathrow Gymnastic Club
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Durations: Act I: 7.32-7.48pm, Act II: 8.08-8.48pm, Act III: 9.14-9.44pm, Act IV: 10.13-10.44pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 3 April 1984 (in Royal Opera House Collections)