Rigoletto

Featuring a magnificent golden eagle and two regal greyhounds (from Hampshire Greyhound Rescue).

A stunning traditional production recapturing the decadence of Renaissance Italy with lavish sets and opulent costumes.

Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto is a dramatic tale of the jester's daughter whose heart is stolen by a charming but unreliable ruler - and how her father's attempts to prevent the love affair lead to tragedy. The opera was almost banned because it exposed the licentious behaviour of the powers-that-be at court.

Featuring the two of the most celebrated tenor arias La Donna è Mobile and Questa o Quella justly turned into classics by Caruso, Rigoletto is based on a play by Victor Hugo, who wrote Les Misérables.

Please note some scenes contain nudity.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.