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Rigoletto (1982)
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...
Updated May 27 2020
Cast
Ingvar Wixell
Rigoletto
Edita Gruberova
Gilda
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Sparafucile
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor
Victoria Vergara
Maddalena
Fedora Barbieri
Giovanna
Crew
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
Gianni Quaranta
Production Design
Victor Hugo
Original Story
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Director
Riccardo Chailly
Music Director
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