Rigoletto

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Event Rigoletto
Venue Town Hall, Ararat, VIC
First Date 22 August 1960
Last Date 22 August 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The action takes place in Mantua in the 17th Century.

Act 1. Scene 1. A hall in the Ducal Palace
Scene 2. A blind alley converging on the houses of Rigoletto
and Ceprano.

Act 2. A hall in the Ducal Palace.

Act 3. An Inn on the bank of the River Mincio.

Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Frank Brozzesi Actor and Singer Borsa, also Duke
Józef Drewniak Actor and Singer Marullo, also Ceprano
Neil Easton Actor and Singer also Rigoletto
John Germain Actor and Singer also Rigoletto
Ronal Jackson Actor and Singer Rigoletto
Rosalind Keene Actor and Singer Gilda
Noel McCabe Actor and Singer Ceprano
Doreen Morrow Actor and Singer Giovanna, Page, also Countess Ceprano
Patrick Skuse Actor and Singer also Borsa
Donald Smith Actor and Singer Duke
Judith Staff Actor and Singer Maddalena,
Neil Warren-Smith Actor and Singer Monterone, Sparafucile
Patricia Wooldridge Actor and Singer Countess Ceprano, also Gilda
Giuseppe Verdi Composer
Louis Kahan Costume Designer
Colin Robert Badger Director for the Council of Adult Education
Robin Lovejoy Director
Peter Nilsson Electrician for the Council of Adult Education
Geoff Martin Head Mechanist for the Council of Adult Education
Kevin De Laine Marketing/Box office/Sales for the Council of Adult Education
Barry Martin Mechanist for the Council of Adult Education
Georg Tintner Musical Director Conducted from the Piano
Wendy Dickson Set Designer
Frank Salter Stage Director
Cyril J Holden Tour Manager for the Council of Adult Education
Resources
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Elizabethan Opera Company's 1960 Victorian Tour of 47 performances in 25 country towns. The tour opened with a matinee in Albury on 8th August and finished in Tallangatta on 16th September.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 170003