Rigoletto
Sep 10, 2009 9:15 pm (Thursday)
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Event details: Rigoletto
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Verdi's Rigoletto, performed by six singers in costumes, accompanied by piano, in the intimate setting of St. Mark's Church.
Rigoletto, the tragic story of the hunchbacked jester of the Duke of Mantua was performed the first time in Venice at the famous Teatro "La Fenice" March 11, 1851. Rigoletto tries to hide his beautiful daughter Gilda from the duke and from the world. He is cursed by Count Monterone and plans to kill the duke with the help of the assassin Sparafucile.
The opera will be performed by six singers in costumes, accompanied by piano in the beautiful Anglican Church of Florence. Each act will be explained in English.
Duke of Mantua - David Righeschi
Rigoletto - Lisandro De Guinis
Gilda - Gabriella Cecchi
Sparafucile - Leonardo Sorelli
Maddalena - Simonetta Masangui
Monterone - Leonardo Sagliocca
Giovanna - Simonetta Masangui
Pianist - Cristiano Manzoni
More about St Marks Anglican Curch
St Marks Anglican Curch
The church is part of an old Medici Palace that was owned by Machiavelli, renovated in a neo-renaissance style with beautiful icons. English Church architect G.F.Bodley described the church in 1891 as %u201Can almost perfect specimen of Renaissance work,%u201D The palazzo itself is thought to date back to the 1500s. It is said to have belonged at one time to the Machiavelli family.Last update 2007 Editorial Team Classictic.comPost a Countdown Widget
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