RIGOLETTO

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after the play 'Le Roi s'amuse' by Victor Hugo
World premiere: Venice, Teatro la Fenice, Italy, March 11th, 1851

Location the Harbour of Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Open-Air)
Performances4 - September 6th - 9th, 2001
Visitors 14.000
Local PartnersRotterdam Cultural Capital City 2001, City of Rotterdam, ING Group, Luxor Theatre
 
Team
Bernard BrocaDirector
Noes FioletChoreographer
Oscar SuleymanCostume Designers
Marc HeinzLight Designer
Cees WagenaarSound Designer
 
Cast
Paolo OlmiConductor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
 
Mark Rucker & Boris TrajanovRigoletto
Daniela Lojarro & Eteri LamorisGilda
Alexandru Badea & Joseph CallejaIl Duca
Arutjun KotchinianSparafucile
Mariselle MartinezMaddalena
Daphne BeckaGiovanna
Henk van HeijnsbergenMonterone
Andrés del PinoMarullo
Lorenzo MarroccuBorsa
Ira LaurenCountess Ceprano
Lisandro GuinisCount Ceprano
Bao Xian FeiWu Shu Master
 
Louis BuskensChoir Conductor
Opera in Ahoy Male Choir
 
Il Duca Models Ballet
 
Il Duca Models Talents
 
Facts & figures
1 covered tribune, 5.000 seats
1 lighthouse boat
1 Riva boat
2 floating docks
6 40ft trucks for sound & light
22 40ft trucks for set, props, tribune, floating orchestra pit & costumes
57 choir
69 talents
84 orchestra
134 costumes