Organization

Concertmaster

Oldrich Husak

Libretto

Francesco Maria Piave

Singer

Bass

Karol Kurtulík

A court usher

Conductor

Marián Vach

Stage director

Anna Osipenko

Chorus master

Iveta Popovičová

Set designer

Viktor Grigorev

Costume designer

Vera Marinina

Dramaturge

Alžbeta Lukáčová

Tenor

Dušan Šimo

The Duke of Mantua

Baritone

Martin Popovič

Rigoletto

Soprano

Katarína Procházková

Gilda

Ivan Zvarík

Sparafucile

Contralto

Michaela Šebestová

Maddalena

Šimon Svitok

The Count of Monterone

Gabriel Sárossy

Marullo

Michal Hýrošš

Matteo Borsa

Mezzo-soprano

Eva Lucká

Giovanna

Daniel Kováčik

The Count of Ceprano

Darina Benčová

The Countess of Ceprano

Ivana Kurtulíková

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State Opera Banská Bystrica

Italian

Banská Bystrica

Slovakia

Štátna Opera

Rigoletto Verdi

Public

Slovak

Approved

Rigoletto is an opera that reigns on world stages even after 164 years since its first performance. No wonder - the story, which was created on the theme of Victor Hugo's drama The King has funtogether with the music of Giuseppe Verdi, he created an essence that appeals to the audience to this day. The tragic story of the court clown Rigoletto and his beautiful daughter Gilde, who succumbs to the seduction of his fleeting lord, the Duke of Mantua, is at the same time a critique of society, has tense passions and lyrical personal stories. Although the work's literary masterpiece originated in the last century, it still copies the current theme of human anger, egocentrism and negative emotions. Rigletto is faced with a dilemma: should he easily survive in a corrupt society with "eyes closed" or keep a "clean shield" and make a cruel sacrifice? Everyone is sometimes faced with "Sophie's Choice" in life, and everyone tries to come to terms with it on their own - Opera Rigoletto sets up a mirror for us and asks questions about the meaning of human existence.

English

Rigoletto by Verdi, From (2022/2022), Directed by Anna Osipenko,, Conductor Marián Vach, Štátna Opera, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

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