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.
Stars: Cornell MacNeil, Ileana Cotrubas, Justino Díaz, Plácido Domingo, Isola Jones, Ariel Bybee
Crew: Giuseppe Verdi (Original Music Composer), John Dexter (Director), Francesco Maria Piave (Writer), Victor Hugo (Original Story), Kirk Browning (Director), Joseph Volpe (General Manager)
Country: United States of America
Language: Italiano
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon, The Metropolitan Opera
Runtime: 137 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 07, 1977
IMDb: 1
Keywords:opera, opera live performance
