Rigoletto is an intense drama of passion, betrayal and revenge, based on the play “Le Roi s’Amuse” by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. It was one of Giuseppe Verdi’s major triumphs. Directed by Philippe Sireuil and conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni, the opera is performed by an amazing international cast with stars like Mark Rucker, Cinzia Forte, Luciano Montanaro, Helen Leplalaan and many more. The roles of Giovanna and Count Ceprano are sung by two members of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie’s own choir: Laura Balidemaj and Pierre Gathier.
The opera will be broadcasted live on March 23rd and will be available online until 5 daysone month after the live broadcast. Tickets are available here.
Mostly, as a spectator of opera, you only get to see the performance itself. For I Capuleti e i Montecchi we got to get a look behind the scenes: make up, costumes, the silent mental preparation right before the opera starts.
You still have two more days to enjoy I Capuleti e i Montecchi via the internet. The opera is available on OperaLive on demand ’till February 12th 2010.
Tickets are still available here. To log into your account you can go to the login page and you will have access to all additional information containing artist biographies, notions about the composer and the composition, the libretto, a discography selection and a poster in pfd format.
We already showed you behind the scenes pictures of the rehearsals for I Capuleti e i Montecchi. The production is now being performed in the Royal Opera of Wallonie ànd can be watched online from today onwards. We can already show you some truely amazing scenes:
