Hungarian State Opera: AuditoriumAndrássy út 22, Budapest, Central Hungary, 1061, Hungary
Dates/times in Budapest time zone
| Saturday 21 March 2026 | 18:30 |
| Sunday 22 March 2026 | 11:00 |
| Tuesday 24 March 2026 | 18:30 |
| Wednesday 25 March 2026 | 18:30 |
| Friday 27 March 2026 | 18:30 |
| Saturday 28 March 2026 | 11:00 |
Programme
| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Rigoletto | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave |
Performers
| Hungarian State Opera | ||
| Péter Halász | Conductor | |
| Mária Harangi | Director | |
| Attila Csikós | Set Designer | |
| Rita Velich | Costume Designer | |
| Hungarian State Opera Orchestra | ||
| Jenő Lőcsei | Choreography | |
| Hungarian State Opera Chorus | ||
| Gábor Csiki | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Hungarian National Ballet Institute | ||
| Mihály Kálmándy | Baritone | Rigoletto |
| Alexandru Agache | Baritone | Rigoletto |
| Zita Szemere | Soprano | Gilda |
| Laura Topolánszky | Soprano | Gilda |
| Andrei Danilov | Tenor | The Duke of Mantua |
| Gergely Boncsér | Tenor | The Duke of Mantua |
| István Rácz | Bass | Sparafucile |
| Viktória Mester | Mezzo-soprano | Maddalena |
| László Szvétek | Bass | Monterone |
| Attila Erdős | Bass | Borsa |
| Dávid Dani | Baritone | Count Ceprano |
| Anija Lombard | Soprano | Countess Ceprano |
| Lusine Sahakyan | Mezzo-soprano | Giovanna |
| Zoltán Bátki Fazekas | Baritone | Court Usher |
The lecherous noblemen of the Mantuan court must be entertained, and a deformed jester spares no one his jeers to ensure that they are. And yet he prays that the scathing mockery he heaps on the suffering of others will not return to haunt him. All he must do is seal his work off from his family life. But when his daughter, following her own heart, leaves the safety of those walls, Rigoletto's secret double life leads her to her doom.The popularity of Verdi's work is no accident: with Shakespearean profundity and thrilling music, it depicts a tragedy of acceptance and schadenfreude, love and self-sacrifice.
