Rigoletto
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In Rigoletto, the deformed figure of the hunchbacked jester at the Mantuan court acts as a foil to his cynical and powerful master, an unscrupulous philanderer contrasted with his cruel and unforgiving fool. Rigoletto encourages and welcomes the Duke's conquests, pitilessly mocking his victims until he discovers that the Duke has abducted the one person he genuinely loves, his own daughter. As a result, the character of the court jester is transformed into a tragic figure who, in spite of his evident immorality and malice, allows us to sense the devotion he feels for his daughter and his horror at being destroyed by the same despotic world as that which he himself has helped to create.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2004-12-01
Runtime: 0 mins
Director: Graham Vick
Writer: Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave
Spoken language: Italiano
Genres: Drama, Music
Original title: Rigoletto
Production Companies: Gran Teatre del Liceu
Production Countries: Spain
Cast
Marcelo Álvarez
Carlos Álvarez
Inva Mula
Julian Konstantinov
Nino Surguladze
Mercè Obiol
Stanislav Shvets
Joan Martín-Royo
Jon Plazaola
David Rubiera
Sandra Galiano
Sandra Galiano
Vicenç Esteve
Eliana Bayon
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