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Rigoletto, Verdi
D: Manuel Schöbel
C: Ekkehard KlemmFlorian Merz
Acclaimed "Rigoletto" at the Landesbühnen Sachsen

After the first act, a murmur goes through the audience. Manuel Schöbel, director of the Landesbühnen Sachsen, steps in front of the curtain. Is there a cancellation? Relief after the first words. The Slovenian tenor Aljaz Vesel, Duke of Mantua in Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", is indisposed and still gets through the role. His role includes the best-known hit of the piece "La donna è mobile", German "O how deceptive women's hearts are". Despite some height problems, Vesel masters the challenge more than adequately.

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31 October 2021www.saechsische.deRainer Kassel

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