Rigoletto
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. This 1994 recording, directed by Riccardo Muti, stars Roberto Alagna, Renato Bruson and Andrea Rost.
Top Billed Cast
Roberto Alagna
Il Duca di Mantova
Renato Bruson
Rigoletto
Andrea Rost
Gilda
Dimitri Kavrakos
Sparafucile
Featured Crew
Victor Hugo
Theatre Play
Riccardo Muti
Orchestrator
Ezio Frigerio
Scenic Artist
Gilbert Deflo
Director
Patrizia Carmine
Director
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer