Rigoletto (1977)
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.
Directors: John Dexter, Kirk Browning.
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Cornell MacNeil as Rigoletto |
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Ileana Cotrubas as Gilda |
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Justino Díaz as Sparafucile |
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Plácido Domingo as The Duke of Mantua |
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Isola Jones as Maddelena |
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Ariel Bybee as Giovanna |
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John Cheek as Monterone |
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Philip Booth as Il Conte di Ceprano |
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Loretta di Franco as La Contessa di Ceprano |
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James Atherton as Borsa |
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Robert Goodloe as Marullo |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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Alma Jean Smith as A Page |
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Peter Sliker as Chief Guard |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | John Dexter | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Writing | Victor Hugo | Original Story |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Production | Joseph Volpe | General Manager |
| Art | James Levine | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Art | John Dexter | Production Design |
| Art | Tanya Moiseiwitsch | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tanya Moiseiwitsch | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Norbert Vesak | Choreographer |
| Sound | Anthony A. Bliss | Music Producer |
