Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma)

Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma) (2008)

Music

In Italy, in Mantua and its surroundings, in the 16th century. Although newly in love, the Duke of Mantua extols infidelity. His court jester, Rigoletto, mocks the elderly Monterone, who has come to demand the return of his daughter, whom the Duke has seduced. Monterone casts a curse on Rigoletto. The hitman Sparafucile offers his services to the jester, as a man is lurking around the young woman he is protecting. Rigoletto reflects on his dual role as jester and tormented father, for this young woman—whom the courtiers believe he is hiding a romantic affair with—is in fact his own daughter, Gilda. “Rigoletto” is an Italian opera in three acts and four scenes by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugo’s 1832 play “Le roi s’amuse.” It premiered on March 11, 1851, at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. From the “Tutto Verdi” box set of 27 Verdi operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on October 16, 20, and 22, 2008.

Directors: Andrea Bevilacqua, Stefano Vizioli.

Casts

	Francesco Demuro as Duke of Mantua
	Leo Nucci as Rigoletto
	Marco Spotti as Sparafucile
	Nino Machaidze as Gilda
	Stefanie Irányi as Maddalena
	Katarina Nikolić as Giovanna
	Roberto Tagliavini as Monterone
	Massimo Zanetti as Conductor

Crew