Verdi: Rigoletto (1981)
Yes, the King arrives, eventually!
The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor. From sumptuous interiors, we move to a dark street, a lonely inn. The secondary figures are astutely counterpoised: the plotting courtiers against the plotting Sparafucile and Maddalena (also ambiguously tender-hearted). When Rigoletto says "Pari siamo", he could be expressing the motto of the whole work: the beautiful and the ugly can be equally good, equally evil.
Director: John Dexter, Brian Large
Runtime: 125 min
Release Date: December 15, 1981
Cast
- Louis Quilico - Rigoletto
- Luciano Pavarotti - Il Duca di Mantua
- Christiane Eda-Pierre - Gilda
- Ara Berberian - Sparafucile
- Isola Jones - Maddalena
- John Darrenkamp - Marullo
- Batyah Godfrey - Giovanna
- Betsy Norden - Countess Ceprano
- Norman Andersson - Count Ceprano
- Charles Anthony - Borsa
Screenplay
- Francesco Maria Piave
- Victor Hugo (Original Story)
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Production: Decca
Country: United States of America
Language: Italiano
Original Language: en
Keywords
opera, verdi
More Films by Director: John Dexter, Brian Large
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verdi: Rigoletto about?
- The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and squalor. From sumptuous interiors, we move to a dark street, a lonely inn. The secondary figures are astutely counterpoised: the plotting courtiers against the plotting Sparafucile and Maddalena (also ambiguously tender-hearted). When Rigoletto says "Pari siamo", he could be expressing the motto of the whole work: the beautiful and the ugly can be equally good, equally evil.
- Who directed Verdi: Rigoletto?
- Verdi: Rigoletto was directed by John Dexter, Brian Large.
- Who stars in Verdi: Rigoletto?
- Verdi: Rigoletto stars Louis Quilico, Luciano Pavarotti, Christiane Eda-Pierre, Ara Berberian, Isola Jones, John Darrenkamp.
- How long is Verdi: Rigoletto?
- Verdi: Rigoletto has a runtime of 2h 5m (125 minutes).
- Where was Verdi: Rigoletto produced?
- Verdi: Rigoletto was produced in United States of America.