Opera in three acts (1851)
The Royal Opera House celebrated the 171st Anniversary of ‘Rigoletto’’s premiere with
a new production directed by Oliver Mears – his first as Director of The Royal Opera. The production sees Verdi’s masterpiece as a modern morality play that pits power against innocence, beauty against ugliness, in a pitiless world of luxurious decadence, corruption and social decay. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Carlos Álvarez in the title role alongside Lisette Oropesa and Liparit Avetisyan. Listen out for the return of the opera's most famous aria, "La donna è mobile", in the final act as we find out who gets the last laugh.
Film location: Covent Garden, London
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Saturday 23rd April
180 min
CTC
Palace Opera & Ballet
