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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Greek National Opera / Lukas Karytinos, Conductor / Katerina Evangelatos, Director2022
Athens Epidaurus Festival
Athens, Greece
The Greek National Opera’s long-awaited production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, conducted by Lukas Karytinos and directed by Katerina Evangelatos, finally premiered at the Athens Epidaurus Festival after pandemic-related delays. This dark masterpiece explores the tormented life of Rigoletto, a court jester trapped by fate and societal exclusion. Evangelatos, in her second collaboration with the GNO, offered a fresh interpretation of Verdi’s timeless opera, blending emotional depth and theatrical intensity in a powerful new staging.
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- Title: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
- Creator: Greek National Opera / Lukas Karytinos, Conductor / Katerina Evangelatos, Director
- Date Created: 2022
- Location Created: Odeon of Herodes Atticus
- Type: Theatre
- Credit of photographer: Valeria Isaeva
- Artists: Conductor - Lukas Karytinos / Director - Katerina Evangelatos / Set design - Eva Manidaki / Costume design - Alan Hranitelj / Choreography - Movement Patricia Apergi / Lighting design - Eleftheria Deko / Chorus master - Agathangelos Georgakatos / Cast - Francesco Demuro (Duke of Mantua 2, 5 & 8/6), TBA (Duke of Mantua 11/6), Dimitris Tiliakos (Rigoletto), Christina Poulitsi (Gilda), Petros Magoulas (Sparafucile), Mary-Ellen Nesi (Maddalena) et al. / Featuring the GNO Orchestra, Chorus, and Soloists
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