Rigoletto

Synopsis

Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. He has a hunch-back and he's rather unattractive, but he's good at his job of humiliating the courtiers for the amusement of the Duke. The courtiers, of course, are not amused. The Duke is a ladies man who feels his life would be meaningless if he couldn't chase every skirt he sees. In fact, we learn as the opera begins that he's recently been noticing a young lady every Sunday on her way to church, and he's vowed to have his way with her. What nobody realizes is that the girl is the jester's beloved daughter, Gilda, and that Gilda has seen the Duke every Sunday and is smitten with him. Suddenly Count Monterone appears at court, furious that the Duke has seduced his daughter. Rigoletto ridicules Monterone, the Duke laughs, and Monterone casts an awful curse on both of them. Later, the courtiers discover that Rigoletto is secretly living with Gilda...

Main Cast

Aquiles Machado

Duke of Mantova

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Leo Nucci

Rigoletto

Age : 82 | Popularity : 4%

Inva Mula

Gilda

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mario Luperi

Sparafucile

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Sarah M'Punga

Maddalena

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Milena Josipovic

Giovanna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Giuseppe Riva

Count of Monterone

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Andrea Piccinni

Marullo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Francesco Maria Piave
Directing	Director	Pierre Cavasillas
Production	Producer	Ippolita Tescari
Sound	Original Music Composer	Giuseppe Verdi
	Musician	Coro dell'Arena di Verona
	Conductor	Marcello Viotti
Editing	Editor	Francesco Baggetta
Art	Production Design	Bernard Arnould
Crew	Choreographer	Alphonse Poulin
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Katia Duflot
Department	Role	Name

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