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.
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Marcelo Álvarez
Duke of Mantua
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Carlos Álvarez
Rigoletto
Known for
Sniper
Powder Keg
Inva Mula
Gilda
Known for
The Match
Julian Konstantinov
Sparafucile
Also in
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Nino Surguladze
Magdalena
Also in
The Alienist
The Waltz on the Petschora
Mercè Obiol
Giovanna
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Stanislav Shvets
Count of Monterone
Also in
Iolanta - RSO
Joan Martín-Royo
Marullo
Also in
La pietra del paragone
Turandot
Jon Plazaola
Matteo Borsa
Known for
Patria
A Stroke of Luck
David Rubiera
Count of Ceprano
Also in
Luisa Fernanda
Un Ballo in Maschera - Gran Teatre del Liceu
Sandra Galiano
Countesse of Ceprano / Countess of Ceprano
Also in
Jenufa
Vicenç Esteve
Courtmaster
Also in
Hérodiade - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Turandot
Graham Vick Director · Giuseppe Verdi Writer Francesco Maria Piave Writer
First release December 1, 2004 · Produced in Spain
Production
Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Spain
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Spain · December 1, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
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