Rigoletto by Verdi, De (2013/2013), Dirigit per Tamás Juronics, Director musical Sándor Gyüdi, Tamás Pál, National Theatre, Szeged, Hungary

The text of the opera was based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. The libretto was prepared by Piave based on sketches by Verdi. Unfortunately, not only the writer had problems with censorship at the time, but also Verdi, as it was deemed impermissible for a monarch to appear on stage in such an unfair and "frivolous" setting. There is no doubt that Verdi's music shines in all its splendor from Rigoletto onwards. The inexhaustible, overflowing abundance of melodies is enriched with unparalleled expressive power. Thanks to this, the success of the presentation on March 11, 1852 exceeded all imagination. The palace of the Duke of Mantua is loud with the never-ending revelry of the flattering courtiers. This time, the latest news is that Rigoletto, the hunchbacked court jester, has a lover whom he hides from the world in a secluded street. Then Monterone arrives, who has come to demand an account of his daughter's stolen honor from the prince. Rigoletto ridicules the pain of the father with a murderous sneer, who casts a terrible curse on the head of the court jester...