Verdi's Rigoletto

Verdi's Rigoletto

Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 8.00pm

Opera & Ballet International present an Ellen Kent Production of Verdi’s RIGOLETTO
The masterpiece they tried to ban starring Vladimir Dragos as Rigoletto

 Featuring a magnificent golden eagle with a seven-foot wingspan!

 The celebrated Chisinau National Opera and Philharmonic return after their critically acclaimed tour of Aida, Nabucco and La Boheme with a stunning traditional production recapturing the decadence of Renaissance Italy with lavish sets and opulent costumes. Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto is a dramatic tale of the jester’s daughter whose heart is stolen by a charming but unreliable ruler – and how her father’s attempts to prevent the love affair from leading to tragedy.  The opera was almost banned because it exposed the licentious behaviour of the powers-that-be at court.

Featuring the two of the most celebrated tenor arias ‘La Donna è Mobile’ and ‘Questa o Quella’ justly turned into classics by Caruso, Rigoletto is based on a play by Victor Hugo, who wrote Les Misérables.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

 PLEASE NOTE SOME SCENES CONTAIN NUDITY

‘Brilliantly sung by Vladimir Dragos’

‘The Times (Royal Albert Hall)

http://www.corkoperahouse.ie/events/verdis-rigoletto

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Published by Cork Opera House on 29 April 2014

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