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Femi Elufowoju's contemporary take on Rigoletto for Opera North

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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 22 January 2022
Verdi, Rigoletto
Garry Walker, Conductor
Femi Elufowoju Jr, Director
Rae Smith, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Bruno Poet, Lighting Designer
Eric Greene, Rigoletto
Jasmine Habersham, Gilda
Alyona Abramova, Maddalena
Roman Arndt, The Duke of Mantua
Callum Thorpe, Sparafucile
Sir Willard White, Monterone
Molly Barker, Countess Ceprano
Hazel Croft, Giovanna
Ivan Sharpe, Borsa
Gordon Shaw, Court Usher
Themba Mvula, Marullo
Neil Balfour, Count Ceprano
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