The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
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One of opera’s grimmest tragedies received a powerful new production during the 2021–22 season when director Bartlett Sher unveiled his Weimar-era staging of Verdi’s Rigoletto. In this performance, recorded as part of the company’s Live in HD series of cinema transmissions, commanding American baritone Quinn Kelsey gives a searing portrayal of the title character, a deformed court jester determined to protect the virtue of his daughter, Gilda, sung by radiant soprano Rosa Feola. His debauched employer, the Duke of Mantua, is tenor Piotr Beczała, with dynamic young maestro Daniele Rustioni on the podium to lead a cast that also features bass Andrea Mastroni as the assassin Sparafucile and mezzo-soprano Varduhi Abrahamyan as Maddalena.
Release Date : 2022-01-29
Language :EnglishItalian
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : The Metropolitan Opera
Production Country : United States of America
Alternative Titles : RigolettoVerdi: Rigoletto
Cast
Character Name : Gilda
Original Name : Rosa Feola
Gender : Female
Character Name : The Duke
Original Name : Piotr Beczala
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rigoletto
Original Name : Quinn Kelsey
Gender : Male
Character Name : Monterone
Original Name : Craig Colclough
Gender : Male
Character Name : Sparafucile
Original Name : Andrea Mastroni
Gender : Male
Character Name : Maddalena
Original Name : Varduhi Abrahamyan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Borsa
Original Name : Scott Scully
Gender : Male
Character Name : Countess Ceprano
Original Name : Sylvia D'Eramo
Gender : Male
Character Name : Marullo
Original Name : Jeongcheol Cha
Gender : Male
Character Name : Count Ceprano
Original Name : Christopher Job
Gender : Male
Character Name : Giovanna
Original Name : Eve Gigliotti
Gender : Male
Character Name : A Page
Original Name : Catherine Mieun Choi-Steckmeyer
Gender : Male
Character Name : A Guard
Original Name : Yohan Yi
Gender : Male
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