Rigoletto (1977)
Rigoletto
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
as Rigoletto
as Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas
as Gilda
as Gilda
Justino Díaz
as Sparafucile
as Sparafucile
Plácido Domingo
as The Duke of Mantua
as The Duke of Mantua
Isola Jones
as Maddelena
as Maddelena
Ariel Bybee
as Giovanna
as Giovanna
John Cheek
as Monterone
as Monterone
Philip Booth
as Il Conte di Ceprano
as Il Conte di Ceprano
Loretta di Franco
as La Contessa di Ceprano
as La Contessa di Ceprano
James Atherton
as Borsa
as Borsa
Robert Goodloe
as Marullo
as Marullo
James Levine
as Self - Conductor
as Self - Conductor
Alma Jean Smith
as A Page
as A Page
Peter Sliker
as Chief Guard
as Chief Guard
MET Orchestra
as
as
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Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
John Dexter
Director
Director
Victor Hugo
Original Story
Original Story
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Writer
Kirk Browning
Director
Director
Joseph Volpe
General Manager
General Manager
James Levine
Art Direction
Art Direction
Norbert Vesak
Choreographer
Choreographer
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
James Levine
Conductor
Conductor
John Dexter
Production Design
Production Design
Anthony A. Bliss
Music Producer
Music Producer
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Set Designer
Set Designer
