A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester strives to save his daughter from a duke’s licentious clutches, but can't part with the feeling that a curse looms over all of his actions. In Rigoletto, the composer introduces several of his most iconic arias and duets—as well as an 11th-hour quartet that counts among the finest moments in opera.
Cornell MacNeil
as Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas
as Gilda
Justino Díaz
as Sparafucile
Plácido Domingo
as The Duke of Mantua
Isola Jones
as Maddelena
Ariel Bybee
as Giovanna
John Cheek
as Monterone
Philip Booth
as Il Conte di Ceprano
Loretta di Franco
as La Contessa di Ceprano
James Atherton
as Borsa
Robert Goodloe
as Marullo
James Levine
as Self - Conductor
