Insights: The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Rehearsal – Rigoletto
Insights: The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Rehearsal – Rigoletto
Insights: The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Rehearsal – Rigoletto
Join Sir Mark Elder as he leads members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in a rehearsal of Verdi's Rigoletto.
Fifty years after his Covent Garden debut with Rigoletto, Sir Mark Elder returns to the podium to conduct the very same opera. Join Sir Mark, as he leads members of the Orchestra in rehearsal from the orchestra pit.
Fifty years after his Covent Garden debut with Rigoletto, Sir Mark Elder returns to the podium to conduct the very same opera. Join Sir Mark, as he leads members of the Orchestra in rehearsal from the orchestra pit.
Background
In this special Insight the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Verdi specialist Sir Mark Elder, rehearse one of Verdi's most famous scores, Rigoletto.
This Season Mark Elder marks his 50th anniversary as a conductor for The Royal Opera, leading an array of wonderful singers including George Petean and Daniel Luis de Vicente as Rigoletto, Liparit Avetisyan and Iván Ayón Rivas as the Duke, and Aida Garifullina, Rosa Feola and Robyn Allegra Parton as Gilda.
This Insights event will be filmed and streamed live on the Royal Ballet and Opera YouTube channel.
To find exclusive Verdi DVDs, souvenirs and gifts: explore the Verdi collection at the Royal Ballet and Opera Shop.
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