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Verdi: Rigoletto (1982)

Overview

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...
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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle profile
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Director

Cast

Ingvar Wixell profile
Ingvar Wixell

Rigoletto / Monterone

Edita Gruberova profile
Edita Gruberova

Gilda

Luciano Pavarotti profile
Luciano Pavarotti

Il Duca di Mantova

Ferruccio Furlanetto profile
Ferruccio Furlanetto

Sparafucile

Victoria Vergara profile
Victoria Vergara

Maddalena

Fedora Barbieri profile
Fedora Barbieri

Giovanna

Bernd Weikl profile
Bernd Weikl

Marullo (singing voice)

Roland Bracht profile
Roland Bracht

Ceprano

Louis Otey profile
Louis Otey

Marullo

Rémy Corazza profile
Rémy Corazza

Borsa

Kathleen Kuhlmann profile
Kathleen Kuhlmann

Contessa di Ceprano

Maren Shipman profile
Maren Shipman

Page

Ingvar Wixell profile
Ingvar Wixell

Rigoletto / Monterone

Edita Gruberova profile
Edita Gruberova

Gilda

Luciano Pavarotti profile
Luciano Pavarotti

Il Duca di Mantova

Ferruccio Furlanetto profile
Ferruccio Furlanetto

Sparafucile

Victoria Vergara profile
Victoria Vergara

Maddalena

Fedora Barbieri profile
Fedora Barbieri

Giovanna

Bernd Weikl profile
Bernd Weikl

Marullo (singing voice)

Roland Bracht profile
Roland Bracht

Ceprano

Louis Otey profile
Louis Otey

Marullo

Rémy Corazza profile
Rémy Corazza

Borsa

Kathleen Kuhlmann profile
Kathleen Kuhlmann

Contessa di Ceprano

Maren Shipman profile
Maren Shipman

Page

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Release Date

January 24, 1982

Original Language

Italian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Unitel logoDeutsche Grammophon logo

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