September 16th – 20th | Lü Jia conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at NCPA Beijing
Lü Jia will conduct Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Opera House of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing.
One of Verdi’s best-known operas, Rigoletto was composed in 1851 to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo’s play Le Roi s’amuse.
The production is directed by Davide Livermore, with sets by Eleonora Peronetti, Paolo Gep Cucco and Livermore, and brings together the China NCPA Orchestra and Chorus.
The cast includes Ludovic Tézier and Leon Kim in the title role, Daniela Cappiello and Zhang Wenqin as Gilda, and Francesco Demuro and Wang Chong as the Duke of Mantua.
