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Rigoletto

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Rigoletto

SCHEDULE

  • Wed, 18 February 2026, 18:00
  • Sat, 21 February 2026, 14:00
  • Mon, 23 February 2026, 14:00
  • Thu, 26 February 2026, 14:00
  • Sun, 1 March 2026, 14:00
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2025/2026 SEASON

Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Opera in 3 Acts
Sung in Italian with English and Japanese surtitles

OPERA PALACE

18 Feb - 1 Mar, 2026 ( 5 Performances )

Running time is approx. 2 hours and 40 mins including intervals.

Booking Opens: Sun, 7 Dec 2025, 10:00am

DETAILS

The popular work Rigoletto is a masterpiece from Verdi's middle period. The jester Rigoletto holds a low and servile position in the dark underworld where Il duca di Mantova, a womanising playboy with riches and power who flits from woman to woman, and his entourage indulge in entertainment. The tragic tale of Rigoletto's pure and sincere daughter Gilda unfolds here amidst dramatic music and tension. This work features numerous famous arias that everyone--not just opera lovers--is sure to appreciate, such as La donna è mobile, Caro nome che il mio cor and Cortigiani, vil razza dannata! The beauty of the ensemble pieces also deserves special mention. This production from Emilio Sagi examines the characters' loneliness up close and stuns with beautifully iconic stage art.

The captivating Verdi baritone Vladimir Stoyanov appears in the leading role of Rigoletto. Il duca di Mantova is depicted by star tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Gilda is portrayed by Eri Nakamura, who has won great success in this role in London and other theaters. Under the skilled baton of conductor Daniele Callegari, a master of Italian opera, their voices shape an unforgettable work of art.

SYNOPSIS

The Duke of Mantova, the lord of the manor, is busy philandering as he seduces Countess Ceprano at a ball. Rigoletto, his jester, helps the Duke to satisfy his desire, but Count Monterone, whose daughter was dishonorably seduced by the Duke, appears and curses Rigoletto, shouting, "You will pay dearly for your sins before long."

Meanwhile, courtiers for the Duke Mantova, who suppose Gilda to be Rigoletto's kept mistress, kidnap her out of their long-cherished vengeance on Rigoletto and present her to the Duke. In a rage, Rigoletto engages Sparafucile, a professional assassin, to kill the Duke. Having learned this, Gilda immediately decides to sacrifice herself and falls victim to the assassin's dagger. Rigoletto, having received a sack containing a corpse in exchange for money, is appalled to hear the Duke singing cheerfully from a distance. He hastily opens the sack only to find the dead body of his beloved daughter.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Conductor: Daniele CALLEGARI
Production: Emilio SAGI
Set Design: Ricardo SÁNCHEZ CUERDA
Costume Design: Miguel CRESPI
Lighting Design: Eduardo BRAVO
Choreographer:
Nuria CASTEJÓN
Production of ABAO Bilbao Opera

CAST

Rigoletto: Vladimir STOYANOV
Gilda: NAKAMURA Eri
Il duca di Mantova: Lawrence BROWNLEE
Sparafucile: SAIKI Kenji
Maddalena: SHIMIZU Kasumi
Il conte di Monterone: TOMOKIYO Takashi
Giovanna: TANIGUCHI Mutsumi
Marullo: NARITA Hiroyuki
Borsa: ITOGA Shuhei
Il conte di Ceprano: YOSHIKAWA Kenichi
La Contessa di Ceprano: SOGO Shoko
Un usciere: SANNOHE Hirohisa

Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus
Orchestra: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • Daniele CALLEGARI
    Conductor
    Daniele CALLEGARI
    Emilio SAGI
    Production
    Emilio SAGI
  • Vladimir STOYANOV
    Rigoletto
    Vladimir STOYANOV
    NAKAMURA Eri
    Gilda
    NAKAMURA Eri
    Lawrence BROWNLEE
    Il duca di Mantova
    Lawrence BROWNLEE
    SAIKI Kenji
    Sparafucile
    SAIKI Kenji
    SHIMIZU Kasumi
    Maddalena
    SHIMIZU Kasumi
    TOMOKIYO Takashi
    Il conte di Monterone
    TOMOKIYO Takashi

TICKETS

  • S
    ¥29,700
  • A
    ¥24,200
  • B
    ¥17,600
  • C
    ¥11,000
  • D
    ¥7,700
  • Z
    ¥1,650
SEATING PLAN

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10:00 - 18:00

Booking Opens: Sun, 7 Dec 2025, 10:00am

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,650 yen

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  • There is a handling charge of ¥330 (incl. tax).
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Under 15s discounts and Z seats (Day Tickets) are available online. Other types of discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone.

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