| Glyndebourne Festival - Rigoletto Reviews | 24 April 2024 |
Roisín Walsh (Page), Matteo Lippi (Duke of Mantua)
Nikoloz Lagvilava (Rigoletto)
Matteo Lippi (Duke of Mantua), Vuvu Mpofu (Gilda), Natalia Brzezinska (Giovanna)
Nikoloz Lagvilava (Rigoletto), Vuvu Mpofu (Gilda)
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RigolettoGlyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne on TourNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Strong vocal performances are overshadowed by a series of strange and irrelevant directorial choices |
 8 Dec 19 / The Reviews Hub |
Rigoletto past, present and future: a muddled production by Christiane Lutz for Glyndebourne Touring Opera |
| 11 Nov 19 / Opera Today |
Not so much three stars as four-and-a-half stars for the performance and one-and-a-half for the production |
| 20 Oct 19 / Express |
Verdi holds his own in a concept-laden Rigoletto |
| 20 Oct 19 / The Observer |
Christiane Lutz casts Rigoletto into the limelight as Charlie Chaplin |
| 19 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Add baby, remove bathwater |
| 15 Oct 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Christine Lutz' time-travelling and exposé of power and sexual abuse exerts a grip, but her concept can be hard work |
| 14 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
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Vuvu Mpofu taught herself to sing by copying divas on DVDs
South African-born soprano Vuvu Mpofu overcame poverty, bereavement and knife crime to win a major role at Glyndebourne.
South African-born soprano Vuvu Mpofu overcame poverty, bereavement and knife crime to win a major role at Glyndebourne.
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Cast
Lippi, Lagvilava, Mpofu, Budaratskiy, Shaw, Brzezinska, Allicock, Wilson/Wallace, Findon, Marsden, Davies, Mackenzie-Lavansch, Walsh
(c) Blunt/Bloxham (d) Lutz
Performance dates
11, 14, 17, 24, 27, 30 October, 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 23, 27, 30 November, 4, 7 December 2019 (various locations)
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