Rigoletto review – violence, corruption and charisma

Royal Opera House, LondonIn this revival of David McVicar’s brooding production, Sofia Fomina is an exquisite Gilda and Dimitri Platanias a touching and imposing RigolettoThe Royal Opera has opted for a revival of David McVicar’s brooding 2001 production of Verdi’s Rigoletto for what is effectively its Christmas show: a big, double-cast run that lasts well into the new year. The staging has been reworked, in places substantially, by Justin Way, who has attempted to restore the