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Rigoletto-12 October 2002 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Maurizio Benini
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Concert Master Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Duke of Mantua Ramón Vargas
Matteo Borsa
a courtier 		Neil Gillespie
Count Ceprano
a courtier 		Graeme Broadbent
Countess Ceprano Dervla Ramsay
Rigoletto
court jester 		Carlos Álvarez
Marullo
a courtier 		Grant Doyle
Count Monterone Darren Jeffery
Sparafucile
a professional assassin 		Kurt Rydl
Gilda
Rigoletto's daughter 		Patrizia Ciofi
Giovanna
Gilda's nurse 		Elizabeth Sikora
Page Andrea Hazell
Court usher Nigel Cliffe
Maddalena
Sparafucile's sister 		Leah-Marian Jones
Ladies and gentlemen of the court, servants The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Because of technical problems, this performance was given semi-staged. The ladies chorus and actors did not perform.
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: David Edwards
Durations: Act I scene 1: 18 minutes, Pause: , Act I scene 2: 45 minutes, Interval: 30 minutes, Act II: 35 minutes, Pause: , Act III: 36 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 12 October 2002 (in Royal Opera House Collections)