Rigoletto
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.
Cast
Cornell MacNeil
Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas
Gilda
Justino Díaz
Sparafucile
Plácido Domingo
The Duke of Mantua
Isola Jones
Maddelena
Ariel Bybee
Giovanna
John Cheek
Monterone
Philip Booth
Il Conte di Ceprano
Loretta di Franco
La Contessa di Ceprano
James Atherton
Borsa
Robert Goodloe
Marullo
James Levine
Self - Conductor
Alma Jean Smith
A Page
Peter Sliker
Chief Guard
MET Orchestra
Storyline
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.
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