Vancouver Opera’s Rigoletto redeemed by its cast

Von Kevin W Ng, 04 Oktober 2015

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“Hawkins plays the role of Rigoletto as a fully sympathetic Byronesque hero”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, am 3 Oktober 2015

Verdi, Rigoletto

Vancouver Opera

Jonathan Darlington, Musikalische Leitung

Nancy Hermiston, Regie

Gordon Hawkins, Rigoletto

Simone Osborne, Gilda

Bruce Sledge, The Duke of Mantua

Matthew Treviño, Sparafucile

Carolyn Sproule, Maddalena

Francesca Corrado, Giovanna

Willy Miles Grenzberg, Count Ceprano

Eden Tremayne, Countess Ceprano, Page

Marcel d'Entremont, Borsa

Cameron McPhail, Monterone

Zachary Read, Marullo

Angus Bell, Court Usher

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***11

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Kevin W Ng, 25th April

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.