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Opernhaus Zürich

Conductor

Andrea Sanguineti

Stage director

Tatjana Gürbaca

Set designer

Set designer (+2)

Klaus Grünberg

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Silke Willrett

Chorusmaster

Conductor (+14)

Janko Kastelic

Dramaturge

Dramaturge (+1)

Claus Spahn

Tenor

Liparit Avetisyan

The Duke of Mantua

Baritone (+3)

Quinn Kelsey

Rigoletto

Soprano (+2)

Brenda Rae

Gilda

Bass (+4)

Brent Michael Smith

Sparafucile

Mezzo-soprano (+4)

Elena Maximova

Maddalena

Stanislav Vorobyov

The Count of Monterone

Andrew Moore

Marullo

Daniel Norman

Matteo Borsa

Bass-baritone (+4)

Samson Setu

The Count of Ceprano

Soprano (+1)

Maria Stella Maurizi

The Countess of Ceprano

Sylwia Salamońska

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The Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus

Carl-Christian Andresen

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Ena Pongrac

Giovanna

Baritone (+2)

Steffan Lloyd Owen

A court usher

Chorus

Zurich Opera Chorus

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Tatjana Gürbaca’s staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s classic Rigoletto is one of the most successful productions to originate under Andreas Homoki’s artistic directorship. Gürbaca’s interpretation dispenses with festive pomp and conventional drapery and accentuates the sharp social criticism inherent in the play. She needs only a long table to tell the story of Rigoletto, the court jester, and his locked-away daughter Gilda, in all its facets and depths. Mantua’s court is a depraved, masculine society that indulges in humiliations and amusements purely out of boredom. It’s a world that’s morally broken and void of any sense of values. Here, having fun means debasing and degrading others – and Rigoletto is the most cynical participant of them all. The only ray of light in this darkness is his daughter Gilda, a beacon of meaningful love, who would rather sacrifice herself than let go of her ideals. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is a power greater than her father’s oppressive authority, or society’s dishonesty.
Hawaiian baritone Quinn Kelsey appears as Rigoletto at all the world’s great opera houses. His international success with this role began with the premiere of Tatjana Gürbaca’s production thirteen years ago. He returns to the Opernhaus Zürich this season for his signature role.

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Rigoletto Verdi

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Rahul Solomon

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Trailer zur Rigoletto-Inszenierung am Opernhaus Zürich, Premiere am 3. Februar 2013. Inszenierung: Tatjana Gürbaca, Musikalische Leitung: Fabio Luisi - Rigol...

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Rigoletto, Verdi

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Il Duca di Mantova

Rigoletto

Gilda

Sparafucile

Maddalena

Il Conte di Monterone

Marullo

Matteo Borsa

Il Conte di Ceprano

La Contessa di Ceprano

Un paggio

Giovanna

Un usciere di corte

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