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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Cornell MacNeil
Rigoletto
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Ileana Cotrubas
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Justino Díaz
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Plácido Domingo
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Isola Jones
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Ariel Bybee
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James Atherton
Borsa
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Robert Goodloe
Marullo
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John Dexter Director · Kirk Browning Director Francesco Maria Piave Writer
United States release November 7, 1977 · Produced in United States · Production The Metropolitan Opera
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Deutsche Grammophon
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The Metropolitan Opera
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United States
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Original language
Italian
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Italian
Release dates
United States · November 7, 1977
Theatrical
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