| Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Rigoletto | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave |
| Opéra national de Paris | ||
| Domingo Hindoyan | Conductor | |
| Claus Guth | Director | |
| Christian Schmidt | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Olaf Winter | Lighting Designer | |
| Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris | ||
| Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris | ||
| Roman Burdenko | Baritone | Rigoletto |
| Rosa Feola | Soprano | Gilda |
| Liparit Avetisyan | Tenor | The Duke of Mantua |
| Goderdzi Janelidze | Bass | Sparafucile |
| Aude Extrémo | Mezzo-soprano | Maddalena |
| Marine Chagnon | Soprano | Giovanna |
| Amin Ahangaran | Bass | Count Ceprano |
| Teona Todua | Soprano | Countess Ceprano |
| Manase Latu | Tenor | Borsa |
| Blake Denson | Baritone | Monterone |
| Florent Mbia | Bass | Marullo |
| Seray Pinar | Soprano | Page |
“It’s a magnificent, grandiose subject, featuring one of the most extraordinary characters ever created in the theatre and in the world”. With these words, Verdi asked Francesco Maria Piave to write a libretto inspired by Victor Hugo’s Le roi s’amuse. A paradoxical character, Rigoletto is both a deformed buffoon, serving the Duke of Mantua in his seductive endeavours, and the embodiment of fatherly love for his daughter Gilda.
With its wealth of contrasts, the theme of the curse and its unforgettable arias, the opera, premiered at La Fenice in Venice in 1851, became the first of Verdi’s great popular successes alongside Il Trovatore and La Traviata. Claus Guth has conceived his staging as a long flashback in which Rigoletto, wracked with remorse, relives the death of his daughter, to which he unwittingly contributed.
Duration : 2h45 with 1 interval
Language : Italian
Surtitles : French / English.
Single tickets on sale from 18th June 2024, from 12 pm.