Rigoletto
- Released on
- Runtime
- 137 mins
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.
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
- Ileana Cotrubas
- Justino Díaz
- Plácido Domingo
- Isola Jones
- Ariel Bybee
- John Cheek
- Philip Booth
- Loretta di Franco
- James Atherton
- Robert Goodloe
- James Levine
- Alma Jean Smith
- Peter Sliker
- MET Orchestra
Director
- John Dexter
- Kirk Browning
