Verdi: Rigoletto
Glyndebourne, 17th October 2019
Wandering Glyndebourne’s foyer in the interval of its first ever production of Rigoletto, there was a common thread of conversation: what on earth was going on? Those not in earnest discussion were rifling through the programme book for clues. On the surface, it was easy to read. Shorn of any physical deformity, Rigoletto is cast here by director Christiane Lutz as the ultimate jester of silent cinema, Charlie Chaplin. We immediately recognise the bowler hat, the familiar waddle, the twirling cane and can imagine the “tears of a clown” behind the public mask. A promising concept.
Nikoloz Lagvilava (Rigoletto)
© Richard Hubert Smith
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