Rigoletto

Story

Synopsis

In Rigoletto, the deformed figure of the hunchbacked jester at the Mantuan court acts as a foil to his cynical and powerful master, an unscrupulous philanderer contrasted with his cruel and unforgiving fool. Rigoletto encourages and welcomes the Duke's conquests, pitilessly mocking his victims until he discovers that the Duke has abducted the one person he genuinely loves, his own daughter. As a result, the character of the court jester is transformed into a tragic figure who, in spite of his evident immorality and malice, allows us to sense the devotion he feels for his daughter and his horror at being destroyed by the same despotic world as that which he himself has helped to create.

Director

Graham Vick

Writers

Francesco Maria Piave, Giuseppe Verdi

Language

Italian

Country

Spain

Release date

1 December 2004

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Marcelo Álvarez

  Duke of Mantua

• Carlos Álvarez

  Rigoletto

• 

  Inva Mula

  Gilda

• Julian Konstantinov

  Sparafucile

• Nino Surguladze

  Magdalena

• Mercè Obiol

  Giovanna

• Stanislav Shvets

  Count of Monterone

• Joan Martín-Royo

  Marullo

• 

  Jon Plazaola

  Matteo Borsa

• David Rubiera

  Count of Ceprano

• Sandra Galiano

  Countesse of Ceprano

• 

  Vicenç Esteve

  Courtmaster