Summary Guiseppi Verdi's opera about Rigoletto, the unattractive, hunchbacked jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. The Duke has noticed a young lady going to church each Sunday and he plans to seduce her. When Count Monterone confronts the Duke for seducing his daughter. Rigoletto ridicules Monterone, the Duke laughs, and Monterone casts an awful curse on both of them. View more details
Directed : Pierre Cavassilas
Written : Victor Hugo Francesco Maria Piave
Stars : Julia Novikova Plácido Domingo Nino Surguladze Vittorio Grigòlo
Genres : Drama Music
Release date : Jan 7, 2011
Countries of origin : United States Germany Italy Japan United Kingdom France
Language : Italian
Filming locations : Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Lombardia, Italy
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Rada Film
Summary Guiseppi Verdi's opera about Rigoletto, the unattractive, hunchbacked jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. The Duke has noticed a young lady going to church each Sunday and he plans to seduce her. When Count Monterone confronts the Duke for seducing his daughter. Rigoletto ridicules Monterone, the Duke laughs, and Monterone casts an awful curse on both of them. View more details
Genres : Drama Music
Release date : Jan 7, 2011
Countries of origin : United States Germany Italy Japan United Kingdom France
Language : Italian
Filming locations : Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Lombardia, Italy
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Rada Film
