Rigoletto

Synopsis

Live recording at Royal Opera House, 22 September, 2001. Television live relay. In one of the Royal Opera’s most celebrated and popular productions, director David McVicar mixes lavish historical costumes and dark stylized settings to highlight the savagery and excitement of Verdi’s tale of misdirected revenge. Paolo Gavanelli is vocally and theatrically electrifying as the hunchback anti-hero, acclaimed soprano Christine Schäfer is his doomed daughter, and superstar tenor Marcelo Alvarez is her fickle lover. With superb playing from the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, it adds up to a thrilling Rigoletto for both opera aficionados and newcomers.

Main Cast

Paolo Gavanelli

Rigoletto

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Marcelo Álvarez

Duke of Mantua

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Giovanni Battista Parodi

Monterone

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Eric Halfvarson

Sparafucile

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Christine Schäfer

Gilda

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Graciela Araya

Maddalena

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Elizabeth Sikora

Giovanna

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Giuseppe Verdi
	Music Director	Edward Downes
Writing	Original Story	Victor Hugo
	Writer	Francesco Maria Piave
Directing	Director	Sue Judd David McVicar
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