Rigoletto (2004)
In Rigoletto, the deformed figure of the hunchbacked jester at the Mantuan court acts as a foil to his cynical and powerful master, an unscrupulous philanderer contrasted with his cruel and unforgiving fool. Rigoletto encourages and welcomes the Duke's conquests, pitilessly mocking his victims until he discovers that the Duke has abducted the one person he genuinely loves, his own daughter. As a result, the character of the court jester is transformed into a tragic figure who, in spite of his evident immorality and malice, allows us to sense the devotion he feels for his daughter and his horror at being destroyed by the same despotic world as that which he himself has helped to create.
Director: Graham Vick
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Marcelo Álvarez as Duke of Mantua |
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Carlos Álvarez as Rigoletto |
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Inva Mula as Gilda |
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Julian Konstantinov as Sparafucile |
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Nino Surguladze as Magdalena |
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Mercè Obiol as Giovanna |
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Stanislav Shvets as Count of Monterone |
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Joan Martín-Royo as Marullo |
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Jon Plazaola as Matteo Borsa |
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David Rubiera as Count of Ceprano |
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Sandra Galiano as Countesse of Ceprano |
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Sandra Galiano as Countess of Ceprano |
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Vicenç Esteve as Courtmaster |
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Eliana Bayon as Paggio |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Brown | Costume Design |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Writer |
| Directing | Graham Vick | Director |
| Writing | Giuseppe Verdi | Writer |
| Sound | Jesús López-Cobos | Conductor |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Music |
| Sound | Orquestra Simfonica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | Musician |
