Synopsis
A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester strives to save his daughter from a duke’s licentious clutches, but can't part with the feeling that a curse looms over all of his actions. In Rigoletto, the composer introduces several of his most iconic arias and duets—as well as an 11th-hour quartet that counts among the finest moments in opera.
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Cast
- Cornell MacNeilRigoletto
- Ileana CotrubasGilda
- Justino DíazSparafucile
- Plácido DomingoThe Duke of Mantua
- Isola JonesMaddelena
- Ariel BybeeGiovanna
- John CheekMonterone
- Philip BoothIl Conte di Ceprano
- Loretta di FrancoLa Contessa di Ceprano
- James AthertonBorsa
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