Name: Rigoletto
Start: 2016-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opéra Bastille

Admin

Organization

Singer

Tenor

Michael Fabiano

The Duke of Mantua

Francesco Demuro

Baritone

Quinn Kelsey

Rigoletto

Soprano

Olga Peretyatko

Gilda

Irina Lungu

Bass

Rafał Siwek

Sparafucile

Andrea Mastroni

Contralto

Vesselina Kasarova

Maddalena

Mezzo-soprano

Isabelle Druet

Giovanna

Mikhail Kolelishvili

The Count of Monterone

Michal Partyka

Marullo

Christophe Berry

Matteo Borsa

Tiago Matos

The Count of Ceprano

Andreea Soare

The Countess of Ceprano

Adriana González

A page

Florent Mbia

A court usher

Conductor

Nicola Luisotti

Pier Giorgio Morandi

Stage director

Claus Guth

Costume designer

Christian Schmidt

Set designer

Chorus master

Opéra National de Paris

Orchestra

Paris Opera Orchestra

Italian

Paris

France

Opéra Bastille

Rediscover a monumental moment in Verdi's oeuvre: the immortal  Rigoletto ! In this eye-catching production staged by Claus Guth at Paris's Opéra Bastille, soloists Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto), Olga Peretyatko (Gilda), Michael Fabiano (the Duke of Mantua), and Rafal Siwek (Sparafucile) put their incredible talents to captivating use. To revisit this well-known opera, Guth recounts the story from the point of view of an aged Rigoletto, a clown past his prime, who watches his memories pass before his eyes as he looks back on his life. The set design by Christian Schmidt and Olaf Winter's careful lighting create an imposing, chilly, and implacable ambiance, perfect for the melodrama unfolding onstage. The Choir and Orchestra of the Paris Opera, under the baton of Nicola Luisotti, offer up a powerful interpretation of this timeless work.

Production booklet

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