Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. He has a hunch-back and he's rather unattractive, but he's good at his job of humiliating the courtiers for the amusement of the Duke. The courtiers, of course, are not amused. The Duke is a ladies man who feels his life would be meaningless if he couldn't chase every skirt he sees. In fact, we learn as the opera begins that he's recently been noticing a young lady every Sunday on her way to church, and he's vowed to have his way with her. What nobody realizes is that the girl is the jester's beloved daughter, Gilda, and that Gilda has seen the Duke every Sunday and is smitten with him. Suddenly Count Monterone appears at court, furious that the Duke has seduced his daughter. Rigoletto ridicules Monterone, the Duke laughs, and Monterone casts an awful curse on both of them. Later, the courtiers discover that Rigoletto is secretly living with Gilda...
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Aquiles Machado
Duke of Mantova
Also in
Puccini: La bohème
The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
Leo Nucci
Rigoletto
Also in
Macbeth
Verdi: Nabucco
Inva Mula
Gilda
Known for
The Match
Mario Luperi
Sparafucile
Also in
The Dutch Opera: Don Giovanni
Nabucco
Sarah M'Punga
Maddalena
No other roles listed
Milena Josipovic
Giovanna
Also in
Bizet: Carmen
Giuseppe Riva
Count of Monterone
Also in
Andrea Chénier - La Scala
Adriana Lecouvreur
Andrea Piccinni
Marullo
No other roles listed
Giovanni Floris
Matteo Borsa
Known for
Questa notte è ancora nostra
Angelo Nardinocchi
Count of Ceprano
Also in
Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)
Alessandra Canettieri
Countess
No other roles listed
Pierre Cavasillas Director · Francesco Maria Piave Writer Giuseppe Verdi Composer
United States release July 21, 2001
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Original language
English
Release dates
Italy · July 21, 2001
Theatrical
United States · July 21, 2001
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