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Rigoletto-12 September 1989 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 Sian Edwards
Chorus Director Robin Stapleton
Leader John Brown
Cast
The Duke of Mantua Jerry Hadley
Matteo Borsa
a courtier 		John Dobson
Count Ceprano
a courtier 		Roderick Earle
Countess Ceprano Anna Cooper
Rigoletto
the court jester 		Ingvar Wixell
Marullo
a courtier 		Bruno Caproni
Count Monterone Donald McIntyre
Sparafucile
a professional assassin 		Gwynne Howell
Gilda
daughter of Rigoletto 		Leontina Vaduva
Giovanna
her nurse 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
A Servant Gillian Webster
Court Usher Mark Beesley
Maddalena
sister of Sparafucile 		Sally Burgess
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Servants, Pages, Guards The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Dancers
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: The National Anthem was played at the beginning of the performance.
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: David Edwards
Durations: National Anthem: 7.35-7.37pm, Act I: 7.38-8.42pm, Act II: 9.10-9.39pm, Act III: 10.08-10.38pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 12 September 1989 (in Royal Opera House Collections)