Rigoletto

Rigoletto — Plot

Live recording at Royal Opera House, 22 September, 2001. Television live relay. In one of the Royal Opera’s most celebrated and popular productions, director David McVicar mixes lavish historical costumes and dark stylized settings to highlight the savagery and excitement of Verdi’s tale of misdirected revenge. Paolo Gavanelli is vocally and theatrically electrifying as the hunchback anti-hero, acclaimed soprano Christine Schäfer is his doomed daughter, and superstar tenor Marcelo Alvarez is her fickle lover. With superb playing from the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, it adds up to a thrilling Rigoletto for both opera aficionados and newcomers.

• Release date
• September 19, 2001
• Runtime
• 169 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Sue Judd

Rigoletto — Cast

Paolo Gavanelli Rigoletto Marcelo Álvarez Duke of Mantua Giovanni Battista Parodi Monterone Eric Halfvarson Sparafucile Christine Schäfer Gilda

G

Graciela Araya Maddalena

E

Elizabeth Sikora Giovanna