Rigoletto (2001)
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.
Directors: Sue Judd, David McVicar.
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Paolo Gavanelli as Rigoletto |
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Marcelo Álvarez as Duke of Mantua |
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Giovanni Battista Parodi as Monterone |
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Eric Halfvarson as Sparafucile |
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Christine Schäfer as Gilda |
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Graciela Araya as Maddalena |
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Elizabeth Sikora as Giovanna |
| Writing | Victor Hugo | Original Story |
| Directing | Sue Judd | Director |
| Directing | David McVicar | Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Sound | Edward Downes | Music Director |
