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by Giuseppe Verdi.
Adapted and produced by George R. Foa.
The scene is laid in Mantua during the fifteenth century.
The Pro Arte Orchestra (Leader, Antony English)
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
(A BBC telerecording of the broadcast on January 16)

Contributors

Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto:
Francesco Maria Piave
Adapted and produced by:
George R. Foa
Musicians:
The Pro Arte Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Antony English
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
Chorus-Master:
Cyril Gell
Repetiteur:
William Reid
Designer:
Stephen Bundy
Rigoletto:
William Lucas
Rigoletto sung by:
John Noble
Gilda, his daughter:
Petra Davies
Gilda sung by:
Patricia Clark
The Duke of Mantua:
David Peel
The Duke of Mantua sung by:
Alfred Hallett
Sparafucile, a hired murderer:
Neil Wilson
Sparafucile sung by:
John Holmes
Maddalena, his sister:
Eugenie Castle
Maddalena sung by:
Patricia Kern
The Count of Monterone:
Jack Lambert
The Count of Monterone sung by:
Bryan Drake
Marullo, a courtier:
Paul Garner
Marullo sung by:
John Lawrenson
The Count of Ceprano:
Walter Randall
The Count of Ceprano sung by:
Gwyn Griffiths
The Countess of Ceprano:
Anne Edwards
The Countess of Ceprano sung by:
Patricia Kern
Matteo Borea, a courtier:
Noel Davis
Matteo Borea sung by:
John Ford
Giovanna, Gilda's nurse:
Audrey Foat
Giovanna sung by:
Patricia Kern
A page:
John Stirling
A page sung by:
Anne Edwards
Courtiers, Guards, and Noblemen:
[artists uncredited]

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