Rigoletto at the Wiener Staatsoper

Benjamin makes a return to the Wiener Staatsoper to perform the role of the Duke of Mantua in Verdi’s Rigoletto this autumn. His performance of the role last season at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, which marked his house debut, was praised by Opera Online:

 “The French tenor’s voice is beautiful, and he possesses the appropriate level of squillo for the character, moving between the warmth of the lyric tenor and the transparency of the leggero tenor.” 

This time, he shares the stage with Simon Keenlyside as Rigoletto, Erin Morley as Gilda, Evgeny Solodovnikov as Sparafucile, and Monika Bohinec as Maddalena. Maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts this tragic yet riveting opera. Performances will take place on October 1st, 4th, 8th, and 11th. 

Tickets and more information can be found here. 

The tenor returns to the Wiener Staatsoper later this season for Rodolfo in La Bohème in January.