About the Show
Rigoletto, the hunchbacked court jester wants revenge. His beloved daughter, Gilda, has been abducted and seduced by the Duke and he hires a hit-man to assassinate him. Tragedy prevails in Verdi’s masterpiece of love, lust and betrayal. Based on Hugo’s Le roi s’amuse. First performed at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851
Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Some scenes contain nudity.
Cast
Vladimir Dragos
Rigoletto (some dates
Iurie Gisca
Rigoletto - some dates
Alyona Kistenyova
Gilda
Vitalii Liskovetskyi
Duke of Mantua
Creatives
Verdi
Music
Francesco Maria Piave
Lyrics
Victor Hugo
Book
Ellen Kent
Producer
Opera and Ballet International
Company
Vasyl Vasylenko
Conductor
Nicolae Dohotaru
Conductor
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