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March 2022
Royal Opera House: Rigoletto (Verdi)
Via Satellite In a pitiless world of luxurious decadence, corruption and social decay, Director of The Royal Opera Oliver Mears sets his scene. In his first work for his own Company, Mears brings Verdi’s masterpiece into the modern world. Verdi’s thrilling Rigoletto pits power against innocence, beauty against ugliness, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. This special anniversary screening of Verdi’s Rigoletto celebrates 171 years since its premiere in 1851. Cast :Carlos Álvarez(Rigoletto), Liparit Avetisyan(Duke of Mantua), Lisette Oropesa(Gilda), Brindley Sherratt(Sparafucile),…
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The Royal Opera House: La Traviata ( Verdi)
LA TRAVIATA Wednesday 13 April, 6.45pm The Royal Opera Via Satellite 19th-century Paris is a place of contrasts; glamour and superficiality, love and lust, life and death. Courtesan Violetta sings some of Verdi’s most acclaimed arias including the joyous ‘Sempre libera’,in her poignant and passionate encounters with Alfredo and Germont. Richard Eyre’s production for The Royal Opera recently celebrated 25 years on the Royal Opera House stage and this year returns with acclaimed opera star Pretty Yende as Violetta. Cast:…
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