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This production is recommended for ages 12+ ( No Under 5s – unless specifically stated otherwise.)
Performance dates
30 October - 21 November 2024
Run time 2hrs 45mins (inc. interval)
Includes interval
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Rigoletto Tickets
Jonathan Miller's, adaptation of Verdi's Rigoletto returns to the London Coliseum. The highly-anticipated show features a love story, revenge, and a vendetta, set against the backdrop of 1950s Little Italy amidst the gangsters. The result is a fast-paced, thrilling opera. Book your tickets now for this limited run.
About Rigoletto
This 19th-century opera has been given a 1950s twist. The story follows a wisecracking mobster in New York named Rigoletto, who runs his mouth off and gets himself into trouble with a misplaced joke, sparking a deadly vendetta with the Duke, who seeks revenge by seducing his daughter. Now it’s up to Rigoletto to avenge her honor and his family.
Accompanied by some of Verdi’s best-loved music, including ‘La donna è mobile’ – ‘Women abandon us’ to create an operatic masterpiece.
Facts and Critical Acclaim
- Jonathan Miller’s inspiration for setting in a mafia setting had come from his wife who had reminded him of a Some Like It Hot scene.
- Among many of his achievements, Jonathan Miller, received a Knight Bachelor for his services to the music and the arts.
- Verdi was an Italian composer known for his other work included La Traviata and Il trovatore he was awarded the Order of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
Rigoletto Cast
- Rigoletto – Weston Hurt
- Duke of Mantua – Yongzhao Yu
- Gilda – Robyn Allegra Parton
- Sparafucile – William Thomas
- Maddalena – Amy Holyland
- Monterone – David Kempster
- Marullo – Patrick Alexander Keefe
- Ceprano – Edwin Kaye
Rigoletto Creatives
- Director – Jonathan Miller
- Revival Director – Elaine Tyler-Hall
- Conductor – Richard Farnes
- Designer – Patrick Robertson and Rosemary Vercoe
- Lighting Designer – Robert Bryan
- Revival lighting designer – Ian Jackson-French
- Choreographer – Tommy Shaw
- Translator – James Fenton
Special notes
English surtitles projected above the stage. Surtitles cannot be seen from row H backwards in Dress Circle or last two rows of Upper Circle.
Children under the age of 16 must be seated with an adult/someone over 18. The adult cannot be sitting separately.
Latecomers - if you are late, you will be able to view the performance on a TV monitor whilst our staff wait for an appropriate point in the performance to allow you to enter the auditorium and take your seat. Our staff will try to do this as early as they can within the performance but this isn’t always possible and in some cases you may be asked to wait until the interval.