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Rigoletto

Rigoletto

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 7, 1977

Runtime

2h 17m

Genres

Drama, Music

User Score

100%

Original Title

Rigoletto

Production Companies

Deutsche Grammophon, The Metropolitan Opera

Director

John Dexter

Description

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.