Scaled-Down Verdi's Set to Make a Big Impact Gordon Tribute ; Rigoletto Love, Death and Revenge Are at the Forefront of Verdi's Rigoletto, Which Can Be Seen at Clonter Opera This Month. Liz Rowley Talks to Musical Director Michael Mccaffery.

Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › July 20, 2009

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RIGOLETTO is among the classics of tragic opera.

A tale of love, death and revenge, it's recognised as one of Verdi's masterpieces, but while it's normally presented with a large chorus, musical director Michael McCaffrey has no concerns about performing it at Clonter.

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Scaled-Down Verdi's Set to Make a Big Impact Gordon Tribute ; Rigoletto Love, Death and Revenge Are at the Forefront of Verdi's Rigoletto, Which Can Be Seen at Clonter Opera This Month. Liz Rowley Talks to Musical Director Michael Mccaffery.

"Clonter Opera is a smaller venue and because of this we don't have a huge chorus," he admits.

"If you were doing it in a conventional opera house, you would hav...

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