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Covent Garden will present a new production of "Rigoletto" as the season opener in September 2021. The new production of "Rigoletto" will open the Covent Garden season in September 2021 with a new production of "Rigoletto" featuring Lisette Oropesa as the innocent Gilda, Carlos Alvarez, a veteran singer who beautifully expresses the emotional folds of Rigoletto, and Liparit Avetisyan, a rising tenor who sings the Duke of Mantova with his beautiful, firm voice and elegant expression. The new production by Oliver Mears, with a cast of this caliber, attempts to visualize the psychological drama of love and hate hidden in the work by using images evoked by important paintings in the history of Western art at various points on the stage. The Covent Garden orchestra and chorus, led by Antonio Pappano, add depth to the musical expression of "Rigoletto". (C)RS