Rigoletto
9.0(2) 1977-11-07 137 minDramaMusic
A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester strives to save his daughter from a duke’s licentious clutches, but can't part with the feeling that a curse looms over all of his actions. In Rigoletto, the composer introduces several of his most iconic arias and duets—as well as an 11th-hour quartet that counts among the finest moments in opera.
Original Music ComposerGiuseppe Verdi
DirectorJohn Dexter
WriterFrancesco Maria Piave
DirectorKirk Browning
Cast & characters
Cornell MacNeil
as Rigoletto
Ileana Cotrubas
as Gilda
Justino Díaz
as Sparafucile
Plácido Domingo
as The Duke of Mantua
Isola Jones
as Maddelena
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Ariel Bybee
as Giovanna
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John Cheek
as Monterone
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Philip Booth
as Il Conte di Ceprano
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Loretta di Franco
as La Contessa di Ceprano
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James Atherton
as Borsa
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Robert Goodloe
as Marullo
James Levine
as Self - Conductor
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Alma Jean Smith
as A Page
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Peter Sliker
as Chief Guard
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MET Orchestra
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