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Rigoletto
Opéra Bastille - from 23 October to 24 November 2021
Rigoletto
Opera Giuseppe Verdi
Opéra Bastille - from 23 October to 24 November 2021
2h45 with 1 interval
Language : Italian
Surtitle : French / English
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Opening night : 23 Oct. 2021
About
In few words:
A disconsolate father staring at the lifeless body of his child. Such is the heart-wrenching image that confronts us in the final bars of Rigoletto. Taking that tragedy as a starting point, Claus Guth crafts a production in which the jester sees his life unfurling once more – a humiliating farce sweetened only by the presence of his daughter. In the sanctuary of a poetically modern scenography and haunted by the indelible memory of Gilda, Rigoletto again hears her being drawn towards the Duke of Mantua’s mendacious declarations of love: “Caro nome…” An air of innocence that counts among the finest that Verdi ever composed for a soprano.
CHARACTERS
The Duke of Mantua: A cynical libertine and womaniser
Rigoletto: The Duke of Mantua’s jester
Gilda: Rigoletto’s daughter
Sparafucile: Hired killer
Maddalena: Sparafucile’s sister
Giovanna: Rigoletto’s servant
The Count of Monterone: Courtier whose daughter has been seduced by the Duke of Mantua
Marullo: Courtier at the Court of Mantua
Matteo Borsa: Courtier at the Court of Mantua
Le comte de Ceprano: Courtier at the Court of Mantua
La comtesse de Ceprano: Count Ceprano’s wife, wooed by the Duke
- Opening
- First part 60 mn
- Intermission 30 mn
- 75 mn
- End
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Rigoletto
Melodramma in three acts (1851)
After Victor Hugo, Le Roi s'amuse
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Music :
Giuseppe Verdi - (1813-1901)
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Libretto :
Francesco Maria Piave
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Conductor :
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Director :
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Set design :
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Costume design :
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Choreography :
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Lighting design :
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Dramaturgy :
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Video :
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Chorus master :
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Rigoletto :
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23,26,29 Oct.,1,4,7,10,13,15 Nov.
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5,8,11,14,17,20,24 Nov.
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Gilda :
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23,26,29 Oct.,1,4,7,10,13,15 Nov.
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5,8,11,14,17,20,24 Nov.
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Il Duca di Mantova :
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23,26,29 Oct.,1,4,7,10,13,15 Nov.
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5,8,11,14,17,20,24 Nov.
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Sparafucile :
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Maddalena :
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Il Conte di Monterone :
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Bogdan Talos
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Giovanna :
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Marullo :
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Matteo Borsa :
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Il Conte di Ceprano :
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La Contessa :
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Paggio della Duchessa :
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23,26,29 Oct.,1,4,7,10,13,15 Nov.
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5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 24 Nov.
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Usciere di Corte :
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Pierpaolo Palloni
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Double de Rigoletto :
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Performances
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Available in audiodescription
Advantages
Full
Gallery
Audio clips
Ne me regarde pas (Rigoletto - Giuseppe Verdi)
Rigoletto - « La donna è mobile »
About the work
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Draw-me Rigoletto
By Octave
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Visions of Claus Guth
By Konrad Kuhn
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Podcast Rigoletto
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Imaginarie Rigoletto
Media coverage
In his staging, Claus Guth builds beautiful, poetic and mysterious scenes.
CultureboxRigoletto’s production [...] increases the heavy curse that lies upon the Monterone Jester.
OlyrixA fine and intelligent creation, this revival of the first of Verdi’s popular trilogy sheds new light on the opera, restoring the full meaning of the work as a total show.
Le Figaro
Partners
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Sponsor of Rigoletto
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