| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Rigoletto | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave |
| Opera North | |||
| Garry Walker | Conductor | 2022 Jan 22, 29, Feb 04, 11 | |
| Patrick Milne | Conductor | 2022 Feb 19 | |
| Femi Elufowoju Jr | Director | ||
| Rae Smith | Set Designer, Costume Designer | ||
| Bruno Poet | Lighting Designer | ||
| Orchestra of Opera North | |||
| Laila Diallo | Movement | ||
| Eric Greene | Baritone | Rigoletto | |
| Jasmine Habersham | Soprano | Gilda | |
| Alyona Abramova | Contralto | Maddalena | |
| Roman Arndt | Tenor | The Duke of Mantua | |
| Callum Thorpe | Bass-baritone | Sparafucile | |
| Sir Willard White | Bass-baritone | Monterone | |
| Molly Barker | Contralto | Countess Ceprano | |
| Hazel Croft | Mezzo-soprano | Giovanna | |
| Ivan Sharpe | Tenor | Borsa | |
| Gordon Shaw | Bass | Court Usher | |
| Themba Mvula | Bass | Marullo | |
| Neil Balfour | Bass | Count Ceprano |
New production, sung in Italian with English titles
As jester to the corrupt and lecherous Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto is both feared for his sharp tongue and ridiculed for his appearance. The only thing he lives for is his daughter, Gilda, of whom he is obsessively protective. When a combination of bitterness and bravura finally get the better of him, the consequences for his most precious possession are fatal. Verdi’s hard-hitting masterpiece features some of his most impassioned music, including one of the most popular tenor arias of all time, the Duke’s ‘La donna è mobile’.
This new production is conducted by Opera North’s Music Director Garry Walker, and directed by one of the UK’s leading theatre artists, Femi Elufowoju Jr., in his opera directing debut. The cast includes American baritone Eric Greene in the title role, American soprano Jasmine Habersham as Gilda, and the esteemed Jamaican-born British bass-baritone Sir Willard White as Monterone.