Name: Rigoletto
Start: 1981-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1981-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Singer

Tenor

Luciano Pavarotti

The Duke of Mantua

Baritone

Louis Quilico

Rigoletto

Soprano

Christiane Eda-Pierre

Gilda

Bass

Ara Berberian

Sparafucile

Contralto

Isola Jones

Maddalena

Conductor

James Levine

The Metropolitan Opera

Italian

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Luciano Pavarotti is the elegant, reckless Duke of Mantua whose betrayal of the innocent Gilda (Christiane Eda-Pierre) leads to a tragic ending. Louis Quilico plays Rigoletto, the court jester and Gilda’s father, who has dedicated his life to keeping his daughter away from the Duke—only to have her sacrifice her own life for the villainous nobleman. James Levine’s conducting brings out the scorching drama in Verdi’s unforgettable score.

Rigoletto Verdi

Public

Approved

English

Rigoletto by Verdi, From (1981/1981), Conductor James Levine, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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Cast

Programme, About & Synopsis

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