Rigoletto

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Music

Duration:

137 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

John Dexter

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Company:

Deutsche Grammophon,

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast:
Cornell MacNeil

Rigoletto

Ileana Cotrubas

Gilda

Justino Díaz

Sparafucile

Plácido Domingo

The Duke of Mantua

Isola Jones

Maddelena

Crew:
Giuseppe Verdi

Original Music Composer

John Dexter

Director

Francesco Maria Piave

Writer

Victor Hugo

Original Story

Kirk Browning

Director