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Rigoletto, Opera Holland Park
Rigoletto, Opera Holland Park Rigoletto, Opera Holland Park, June 3rd 2023; opera in three acts with music composed by Giuseppe Verdi, Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave; a new production by Opera Holland Park, directed by Cecilia Stinton; the City … Continue reading
Bitter and Twisted
Bitter and Twisted Rigoletto, opera in three acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse, director David McVicar, orchestra conducted by Alexander Joel, Royal Opera, 14th December 2017, reviewed by LESLIE … Continue reading
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Tagged David McVicar, Rigoletto, Royal Opera, Verdi, Victor Hugo
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Rigoletto, reloaded
Rigoletto, reloaded Rigoletto, opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the play Le roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo, director Jonathan Miller, revival director Elaine Taylor-Hall, conductor Sir Richard Armstrong, ENO, 2nd February 2017, reviewed by Leslie Jones Guiseppe Verdi was unquestionably … Continue reading
ENDNOTES – Machinations in Mantua
ENDNOTES – Machinations in Mantua Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi, ENO, 15th February 2014, evening performance: directed by Christopher Alden, orchestra conducted by Graeme Jenkins Leslie Jones imbibes an intoxicating concoction at English National Opera Verdi and his librettist Francesco Maria Piave … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Alden, ENO, Giuseppe Verdi, Leslie Jones, Rigoletto, Sopranos
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