The Royal Opera - Rigoletto Reviews | 28 March 2024 |
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RigolettoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 |
Keenlyside and Kurzak were glorious in the father-daughter duets |
24 Sep 14 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
The reason to go is Simon Keenlyside |
21 Sep 14 / The Observer |
A startlingly physical slant on Verdi’s tragic jester |
17 Sep 14 / The Guardian |
Simon Keenlyside gives a superb performance in the title role |
17 Sep 14 / Express |
A few too many weaknesses in execution to make the evening truly memorable |
17 Sep 14 / Music OMH |
Every note is convincing |
16 Sep 14 / Independent |
Idiomatic or not, Keenlyside gives it his all and Kurzak shines in a patchy revival |
16 Sep 14 / The Stage |
Simon Keenlyside, making his house debut as the eponymous jester, was most severely challenged |
15 Sep 14 / Opera Britannia |
David McVicar's dark production of Verdi's ever-popular opera returns in a strongly-cast revival that is not without problems |
14 Sep 14 / What's on Stage |
A Royal Opera Rigoletto desperately in need of a shot of espresso |
13 Sep 14 / Bachtrack |
Production details
Cast
Pirgu/Pretti, Keenlyside/Platanias, Kurzak/Nakamura, Sherratt/Tsymbalyuk, Gringyte/Karyazina, Sikora, Holecek/Lee, Rock, Gomes, Kim, Howarth, Cliffe, Hazell
(c) Benini/Wynne Griffiths (d) McVicar
Performance dates
12, 15, 17, 20(m), 21(m), 23, 27, 30 September, 3, 6 October 2014
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