About the Show
The opera written in 1859 mixes comic elements in a tragic love story. Riccardo is a leader loved by his people but surrounded by conspirators. He also nurses a secret shame: he adores Amelia, the wife of his closest friend and loyal minister, Renato.
Cast
Gwyn Hughes Jones
Riccardo
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Amelia
Roland Wood
Renato
Phillip Rhodes
Renato - some dates
Julie Martin du Theil
Oscar - except Mar 6
Harriet Eyley
Oscar Mar 6
Sara Fulgoni
Ulrica
Jihoon Kim
Samuel
Jason Howard
Silvano
Andrew Irwin
Amelia's Servant
Creatives
Verdi (1859)
Music
Welsh National Opera
Company
Carlo Rizzi (Cardiff/Birmingham)
Conductor
Gareth Jones (except Cardiff/Birmingham)
Conductor
David |Pountney
Director
Raimund Bauer
Design
Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Costume
Fabrice Kebour
Lighting
Michael Spenceley
Choreographer
Robin Tebbutt (associate director)
Director
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