Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma) (2008)

Plot Summary

In Italy, in Mantua and its surroundings, in the 16th century. Although newly in love, the Duke of Mantua extols infidelity. His court jester, Rigoletto, mocks the elderly Monterone, who has come to demand the return of his daughter, whom the Duke has seduced. Monterone casts a curse on Rigoletto. The hitman Sparafucile offers his services to the jester, as a man is lurking around the young woman he is protecting. Rigoletto reflects on his dual role as jester and tormented father, for this young woman—whom the courtiers believe he is hiding a romantic affair with—is in fact his own daughter, Gilda. “Rigoletto” is an Italian opera in three acts and four scenes by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo’s 1832 play “Le roi s’amuse.” It premiered on March 11, 1851, at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. From the “Tutto Verdi” box set of 27 Verdi operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on October 16, 20, and 22, 2008.

Full Cast & Characters

Francesco Demuro

Duke of Mantua

Leo Nucci

Rigoletto

Marco Spotti

Sparafucile

Nino Machaidze

Gilda

Stefanie Irányi

Maddalena

Katarina Nikolić

Giovanna

Roberto Tagliavini

Monterone

Massimo Zanetti

Conductor

Director & Crew

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