Rigoletto by Verdi, De (2022/2022), Dirigido por John Turturro,, Regente Daniel Oren, Palais Opéra, Liège, Bélgica

" Oh ! The King is having fun is the greatest story and perhaps the most beautiful drama of modern times. Triboulet is a character worthy of Shakespeare! So shake up Venice from top to bottom and get the censorship to accept the subject. "- VERDI, LETTER TO PIAVE, MAY 8, 1850 The immense success of Rigoletto when it was founded in 1851 has never been denied since. An absolute masterpiece, this is indeed, as Verdi foresaw, an inescapable drama to be seen and re-examined without moderation! First part of the “Popular Trilogy” shortly before La Traviata and Il Trovatore , Rigoletto, according to Victor Hugo, was the object of a rejection by the intractable Venetian censorship forcing librettist and composer to completely review their work. This passionate masterpiece where hatred, violence, love, curse and revenge come together, distills sublime music, the first part of a new style combining theatrical realism and melodic seduction. The famous aria, “La Donna è mobile”, is only the tip of the iceberg and the hits are happily linked throughout the work. Aware of the effectiveness of his melodies and to avoid plagiarism, Verdi had even forbidden the singers to hum them outside the theater ...