The Göteborg Opera

Rigoletto 2004

Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi at the Gothenburg opera, premiere on November 20, 2004. I wanted to bring the events of the story to a modern setting to emphasise how defenseless the protagonist is when facing destruction by his own wrath.

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Set and costume design: Pekka Niskanen
Light design: Ilkka Paloniemi

Musical direction: Pier-Giorgio Morandi

Rigoletto: Anooshah Golesorkhi / Robert Hyman
Gilda: Kristina Hansson
Duca: Tomas Lind
Maddalena: Anette Bod/ Erika Sax
Sparafucile: Mats Almgren
Giovanna: Pia Svorono
Marullo: Åke Zetterström
Borsa: Iwar Bergkwist
Count of Ceprano: Jonas Landström
Countess of Ceprano: Helena Holmberg
Page: Albin Grahn / Philip Jerkner

Choir of the Göteborg’s Opera