Number 8 Community Arts Centre

Rigoletto

In this magnificent opera Verdi charts the fate of Rigoletto, a tormented court jester, trying to avenge himself on his playboy employer the Duke of Mantua who has seduced his innocent daughter Gilda.

The score's most celebrated highlights - the Duke's Questa o quella and La donna e mobile, Gilda's Caro nome, and the famous quartet - are among the best known set pieces in all opera.

First seen in 2001, David McVicar's production teems with life and colour. Tanya McCallin's period costumes and Michael Vale's starkly effective sets provide an ideal frame for Verdi's exploration of love, emotional betrayal and the darkest revenge.

Sung in Italian with surtitles

Tickets: £16
2hrs 48mins (inc interval)


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