Rigoletto

Rigoletto — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 7, 1977
• Runtime
• 137 min
• Genres
• Drama, Music
• Director
• John Dexter

Rigoletto — Cast

Cornell MacNeil Rigoletto Ileana Cotrubas Gilda Justino Díaz Sparafucile Plácido Domingo The Duke of Mantua Isola Jones Maddelena

A

Ariel Bybee Giovanna

J

John Cheek Monterone

P

Philip Booth Il Conte di Ceprano