Performer: Matteo Lippi

The tears of a clown behind the public mask? Glyndebourne's first ever production of Rigoletto takes the audience to Hollywood in the silent film era. 

Gaitanou’s direction of the singers is so exact that it becomes impossible to separate them from their characters.

Vick enjoys working with young singers, and in with the young second cast he is spoiled.

A tight production from Martin Lloyd-Evans together with a strong cast and loving treatment from conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren made a strong case for more regular performances of this neglected gem.

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