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RIGOLETTO, The Royal Opera House production, now at Happy Cinema

Thursday, 18 January 2018 , ora 13.49

Sunday, January 21^st, starting at 16.00, a screening of RIGOLETTO at the Happy Cinema in Bucharest. Seduction, sacrifice and vengeance in Verdi's magnificent tragic opera. The show opens the series of Royal Opera House productions at the Happy Cinema in 2018.

Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, based on a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, adapted from the melodrama Le roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself), written by Victor Hugo. The premiere took place on March 11^th 1851, at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice. The action takes place in Mantua (Italy) in the 16^th century. The corruption of innocence is at the heart of Verdi's powerful tragedy, in David McVicar's production for the Royal Opera House.

Rigoletto, the buffoon of the royal court and of the frivolous Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke's victim for his irreverent and malicious laughter. The curse seems to take effect when the Duke seduces Rigoletto's daughter, Gilda.

Among the famous musical moments is "La donna è mobile", where the Duke boasts about his disrespect for women. The refined duels and the superb quartet in Act 3 are beautifully intertwined as the story nears its end.

Rigoletto Trailer: https://youtu.be/8O-Ey_hvxHw

MUSIC - GIUSEPPE VERDI

DIRECTOR - DAVID MCVICAR

CONDUCTOR - ALEXANDER JOEL

RIGOLETTO - DIMITRI PLATANIAS

GILDA - LUCY CROWE

DUKE OF MANTUA - MICHAEL FABIANO

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, with a break

Sung in Italian, with English subtitles

Season programme:

The Royal Opera RIGOLETTO - Verdi (21 Ianuarie 2018)

The Royal Opera TOSCA - Puccini (11 Februarie 2018)