Rigoletto
9.0
2 votes
1977
2h 17m
Drama
Music
Overview
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.
Directed by John Dexter, Kirk Browning
Top cast
Cornell MacNeil
Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas
Gilda
Justino Díaz
Sparafucile
Plácido Domingo
The Duke of Mantua
Isola Jones
MaddelenaA
Ariel Bybee
GiovannaJ
John Cheek
MonteroneP
Philip Booth
Il Conte di CepranoL
Loretta di Franco
La Contessa di CepranoJ
James Atherton
BorsaR
Robert Goodloe
Marullo
James Levine
Self - ConductorA
Alma Jean Smith
A PageP
Peter Sliker
Chief Guard
MET Orchestra
Details
Status
Released
Release date
November 7, 1977
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Italian
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