Verdi: 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

Ingvar Wixell

Rigoletto

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Luciano Pavarotti

Il Duca di Mantova

Age : 71 | Popularity : 34%

Edita Gruberova

Gilda

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Ferruccio Furlanetto

Sparafucile

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Victoria Vergara

Maddalena

Age : 76 | Popularity : 8%

Fedora Barbieri

Giovanna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Riccardo Chailly

Conductor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Wiener Philharmoniker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Sound	Original Music Composer	Giuseppe Verdi
	Music Director	Riccardo Chailly
Art	Production Design	Gianni Quaranta
Writing	Original Story	Victor Hugo
	Writer	Francesco Maria Piave
Department	Role	Name

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