Rigoletto: A Perversion

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Event Rigoletto: A Perversion
Venue Castlemaine Town Hall, Castlemaine, VIC
Umbrella Event Castlemaine Festival
First Date October 1996
Opening Date October 1996
Last Date October 1996
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This production world premiered two years ago. The audience are led to
the entrance to a grim dark world - the world of the tragic hunchback jester Rigoletto, whose quest for revenge against the kidnappers of his beloved daughter Gilda wreaks the worst of all tragedies upon him. Adapted from Verdi's opera and Victor Hugo's The King Amuses Himself.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Opera
Adaptation
Performance
Subjects Relationships
Revenge
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Wade Beed Actor Sparafucile
Heather Bolton Actor Maddalena
Antoinette Halloran Actor Gilda
Kenneth Ransom Actor King
David Wicks Actor Rigoletto
Humphrey Bower Adaptor
Sally Lightfoot Assistant Stage Manager
Wade Beed Composer Musical arrangements
Giuseppe Verdi Composer
Rose Chong Costume Co-ordinator
Lloyd James Designer
Robert Draffin Director
Paul Monaghan Lighting Designer Assistant Director
Jelie Jager Production Manager Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement Melbourne season
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 15 July 2024
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 206668