The Royal Opera - Rigoletto Reviews | 28 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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RigolettoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 |
Rigoletto by satellite |
19 Apr 12 / Seen and Heard |
To see Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, one no longer has to go as far as London |
19 Apr 12 / The Jerusalem Post |
McVicar’s popular, returning production is almost ruined by the preening of miscast tenor Vittorio Grigolo |
13 Apr 12 / Telegraph |
Dimitri Platanias offers an awe-inspiring baritone in the title role |
11 Apr 12 / The Guardian |
A rare experience at the highest quality calibre |
5 Apr 12 / Musical Criticism |
Dimitri Platanias was rock-solid as the eponymous jester |
5 Apr 12 / What's on Stage |
The opera novice: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi |
4 Apr 12 / Telegraph |
Rigoletto at Royal Opera House gives a fillip to the company's lacklustre season |
3 Apr 12 / Telegraph |
Vittorio Grigolo is a show-stealer |
3 Apr 12 / Evening Standard |
An evening of mixed fortunes |
3 Apr 12 / The Opera Critic |
It’s a thrilling night |
3 Apr 12 / The Stage |
New life in an old production in Covent Garden |
3 Apr 12 / Music OMH |
The selling point of this revival is the two male leads |
2 Apr 12 / Classical Source |
Grigolo needs handling with care if he is not to follow the same career path as Villazón |
2 Apr 12 / Seen and Heard |
John Eliot Gardiner conducts this revival with urgency and impulse |
31 Mar 12 / Independent |
A creaking set sets the tone for a rather weary revival of Verdi's tragedy |
31 Mar 12 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Grigolo/Meli, Platanias, Siurina/Crowe, Rose, Rice, Sikora, Montresor, Zhou, Bemsch, Kim, Gaspar, Cliffe, Hazell
(c) Gardiner (d) McVicar
Performance dates
30 March, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14(m), 17, 21 April 2012
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