Name: Rigoletto
Start: 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opera Romana Cluj-Napoca

Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Liliana Neciu

Giovanna

Tenor

Adrian Dumitru

The Duke of Mantua

Soprano

Rasha Talaat

Gilda

Costume designer

Anca Pintilie

Conductor

David Crescenzi

Stage director

Emil Strugaru

Chorus master

Corneliu Felecan

Choreographer

Adrian Mureșan

Baritone

Florin Estefan

Rigoletto

Contralto

Liza Kadelnik

Maddalena

Bass

Corneliu Huțanu

Sparafucile

David Pogana

The Count of Monterone

George Godja

Marullo

Florin Pop

Matteo Borsa

Sebastian Balaj

The Count of Ceprano

Oana Trîmbițaș

The Countess of Ceprano

Michele Gamba

Set designer

Choregraphy adaptation

Marius Toda

Artistic direction takeover

Tiberius Simu

Sorin Lupu

Sebastian Catana

Veronica Anuşca

Iulia Merca

A page

Varga János

A court usher

Others

Choir of the Cluj National Opera

Orchestra

Operei Naționale Române Cluj-Napoca

Opera Națională Română Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

Opera Romana Cluj-Napoca

Rigoletto Verdi

Public

Approved

One of Verdi's most popular works, Rigoletto  presents the drama of the jester Triboulet, which takes place against the background of the immorality and debauchery of King François I and as a reflection of his own ironic attitude towards the victims of his master.

In order to obtain permission to perform his work, Verdi will first change the original title, La maledizione (The Curse) -  now Rigoletto - , will move the action from the French court to a small Italian duchy - Mantua, while transferring the identity of the negative character - the seductive king - to a duke. The dramatic journey presents the Count of Monterone, whose wife had cheated on him, falling prey to the charms of the Duke of Mantua, becoming the subject of great amusement in the court, which is why he utters a curse on Rigoletto. Although the buffoon was apparently safe, enjoying the goodwill and support of his master, allowing himself a mocking attitude toward the deceived, he would soon come to plan the assassination of the duke to avenge his daughter's dishonesty. The fact that Gilda is aware of the questionable character of the one she loves, does not prevent her from remaining devoted to him, sacrificing herself, in the end, to save her life. The story ends abruptly when Rigoletto discovers with astonishment that the inert body for which he had paid the Sparafucile assassin does not belong to his rival, but to his beloved Gilda. The curse has come true!

The way the quality of the subject, the drama of the action, the complexity of the characters are transposed by Verdi in the discourse of Rigoletto 's work demonstrates his impressive ability to use his compositional resources and strongly individualized language in making a charming music. The premiere of the play took place on March 11, 1851 on the stage of the La Fenice Theater in Venice, where it was a resounding success. From then until today, the popularity of Rigoletto 's opera has been growing, confirming its status as a Verdi masterpiece and making its place everywhere in the repertoires of the great opera houses around the world.

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