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On all cylinders: Leo Nucci and Nadine Sierra thrill in La Scala's classic Rigoletto

By James Imam, 15 January 2016
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“at the age of 73, Nucci now eats this operatic challenge for breakfast”
Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 13 January 2016
Programme
Verdi, Rigoletto
Performers
Teatro alla Scala
Nicola Luisotti, Conductor
Gilbert Deflo, Director
Ezio Frigerio, Set Designer
Franca Squarciapino, Costume Designer
Vittorio Grigolo, The Duke of Mantua
Leo Nucci, Rigoletto
Nadine Sierra, Gilda
Carlo Colombara, Sparafucile
Annalisa Stroppa, Maddalena
Chiara Isotton, Giovanna
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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James Imam
James Imam
James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.