Organization

Stage director

Damiano Michieletto

Conductor

Daniele Callegari

Chorus master

Claudio Marino Moretti

Singer

Baritone

Dalibor Jenis

Rigoletto

Tenor

Iván Guillermo Ayón Rivas

The Duke of Mantua

Soprano

Claudia Pavone

Gilda

Lara Lagni

Bass

Mattia Denti

Sparafucile

Contralto

Valeria Girardello

Maddalena

Mezzo-soprano

Carlotta Vichi

Giovanna

Gianfranco Montresor

The Count of Monterone

Armando Gabba

Marullo

Marcello Nardis

Matteo Borsa

Matteo Ferrara

The Count of Ceprano

Rosanna Lo Greco

The Countess of Ceprano

Costume designer

Agostino Cavalca

Set designer

Paulo Fantin

Marco Ciaponi

Luca Salsi

Emanuele Pedrini

A court usher

Umberto Imbrenda

Sabrina Mazzamuto

A page

Francesca Poropat

Lighting designer

Alessandro Carletti

Teatro La Fenice

De Nationale Opera

Others

Coro del Teatro La Fenice

Orchestra

Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice

Italian

Venice

Italy

Rigoletto Verdi

Public

English

Approved

Verdi and Rigoletto - Daniele Callegari and Luca Salsi at the Fenice

Verdi e Rigoletto - Daniele Callegari e Luca Salsi alla Fenice

One of the most stimulating works of the mid-nineteenth century, Rigoletto was initially fought by the censorship of the time, which for aesthetic and political reasons had much to object to its content. Set in the brilliant world of the Duke of Mantua, absolute ruler with no moral scruples, the action plunges into the abyss of crime, but the libertine escapes punishment because the angelic girl Gilda will pay for his misdeeds. Commissioned in 1850 by the Fenice, Rigoletto is the first opera of the mature Verdi and marks the transition from the 'usual form' of aria-cabaletta towards more articulated dramatic structures. Verdi wrote the bulk of the score in just forty days; the first was a triumph, and since then Rigolettoit has never known eclipse of popularity.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer