Verdi’s Rigoletto: beyond ‘La donna è mobile’

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Concertgebouw: Main HallConcertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam, North Holland, 1071 LN, Netherlands

Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone

Programme

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave

Performers

James Gaffigan	Conductor
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)
Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)
Flemish Radio Choir
Dimitri Platanias	Baritone	Rigoletto
Lisette Oropesa	Soprano	Gilda
Ivan Magrì	Tenor	The Duke of Mantua
Ante Jerkunica	Bass	Sparafucile
Martina Belli	Mezzo-soprano	Maddalena
Christophoros Stamboglis	Bass	Monterone
Sergio Vitale	Baritone	Marullo
Gregory Bonfatti	Tenor	Borsa
Lisandro Abadie	Baritone	Count Ceprano
Maria Fiselier	Mezzo-soprano	Countess Ceprano
Cécile van de Sant	Mezzo-soprano	Giovanna
Laetitia Gerards	Vocals	Page

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A full-blooded Rigoletto at the Concertgebouw

Nicolas Nguyen, 14th March

James Gaffigan, aided by a fine cast of soloists led by the full-blooded Rigoletto of Dimitri Platanias, demonstrated that Verdi's powerfully dramatic music does not need staging to keep the audience captivated.

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