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Rigoletto(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-11-07
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Time: 2h 17m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Italian.
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The Metropolitan Opera
Movie: Rigoletto
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Cornell MacNeil
Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas
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Justino Díaz
Sparafucile
Plácido Domingo
The Duke of Mantua
Isola Jones
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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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1977-11-07
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