Win Tickets to see Rigoletto at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax

Posted by Helen Nugent | Jan 25, 2015 | Competitions

Win Tickets to see Rigoletto at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE RIGOLETTO AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE HALIFAX

The Russian State Ballet and Opera House is bringing Verdi’s classic opera Rigoletto to the Victoria Theatre, Halifax on February 28, 2015. Rigoletto is based on a play by Victor Hugo, Le Roi s‘amuse, written by Giuseppe Verdi and his librettist Francesco Maria Piave and performed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice during the 1850-1851 season.

Verdi’s Rigoletto is widely considered to be his first great operatic masterpiece. A succession of stunning tunes, including the famous La donna è mobile, combined with an ever-present underlying tension and menace in a plot involving abduction, seduction and a hired assassin.

One of Verdi’s most popular operas tells the story of fatherly love, loss and revenge that goes tragically wrong. Its story revolves around the hunch-backed court jester, Rigoletto, his beautiful daughter Gilda and the womanising Duke of Mantua.

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see Rigoletto on February 28, simply sign up to the Northern Soul newsletter (details of how to do this are on the right hand side of the page) and answer this question: In Robert Hamilton‘s review of the The Merry Widow at the RNCM, who directed the orchestra?

Please send your answer to: stephaniealderson@northernsoul.me.uk

Closing date: 11pm on Tuesday February 3, 2015

A winner will be picked at random and notified by Wednesday February 4, 2015

What: Rigoletto

When: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 7.30pm

Where: Victoria Theatre, Halifax

Tickets: £34 – 35.10*, £32 – 33.10* and £25 – 26.10* (concessions available)

* Prices inclusive of a £1 Theatre Support Fee when booking via the box office and an additional £1.10 booking fee if booking online

About The Author

Helen Nugent

Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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