Baritone Fabián Veloz performs the title role in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera House in Beijing, China, on September 16, 18 and 20, 2026.
The engagement places Veloz in one of Verdi’s defining baritone roles, a part already central to his international repertoire. In Beijing, he appears in the NCPA production conducted by LÜ Jia and directed by Davide Livermore, with the China NCPA Orchestra and China NCPA Chorus.
Performance Details
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Opera | Rigoletto |
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Librettist | Francesco Maria Piave |
| Featured artist | Fabián Veloz |
| Voice type | Baritone |
| Role | Rigoletto |
| Company | National Centre for the Performing Arts |
| Venue | NCPA Opera House |
| City / Country | Beijing, China |
| Fabián Veloz performance dates | September 16, 18 and 20, 2026 |
| Conductor | LÜ Jia |
| Director | Davide Livermore |
| Orchestra | China NCPA Orchestra |
| Chorus | China NCPA Chorus |
| Duration | Approximately 165 minutes, including intermission |
Fabián Veloz as Rigoletto
Rigoletto is one of the most demanding roles in the Verdian baritone repertoire. The character moves between corrosive public wit, obsessive paternal tenderness and catastrophic self-recognition, requiring a singer who can sustain both vocal authority and psychological detail.
For Fabián Veloz, the role is a direct continuation of an established artistic path (title role at Teatro Colón, in Brazil, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo, Modena, Trento and Opera Omaha).
Veloz’s broader Verdian profile strengthens the focus. His career includes Di Luna in Il trovatore, Macbeth, Nabucco, Ezio in Attila, Iago in Otello, Germont in La traviata and Rodrigo in Don Carlos. These roles place him firmly within the dramatic and vocal world required for Verdi’s major baritone writing: line, weight, diction, authority and emotional pressure.
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