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Rigoletto : an opera in three acts / libretto by Francesco Maria Piave ; [music], Giuseppe Verdi ; directed by Gilbert Deflo ; a production fo the Zurich Opera House in association with Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt and co-produced by Clasart and SF.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Revenge--Drama.
- Revenge.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Filmed performances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [Germany] : Arthaus Musik, ©2008.
- Language Note:
- Sung in Italian; with optional subtitles in Italian, German, French, English or Spanish.
- System Details:
- Blu-ray Disc, region code worldwide, 16:9, NTSC; PCM stereo, dts-HD master audio 7.1; 1080i full HD; requires Blu-ray player.
- Summary:
- Rigoletto, the hunchbacked jester, offends the Duke's courtiers. Rigoletto then mocks Count Monterone when he appeals to the Duke for the return of his dishonored daughter. In return, Monterone curses Rigoletto. Later, Rigoletto's daughter, Gilda, returns from her convent schooling. She soon falls in love with a poor student, who is really the Duke in disguise. The courtiers take their revenge on Rigoletto by abducting Gilda and taking her to the Duke, assisted by a blindfold Rigoletto, who thinks he is helping the abduction of Countess Ceprano. Rigoletto desperately tries to convince his daughter that the Duke is not a man of honor. Meanwhile, he hires an assassin to kill the Duke. However, Gilda dresses as a man and the assassin kills her instead of the Duke.
- A musical and performing arts featuring; Leo Nucci, Piotr Beczala, Elena Mosuc, Laszlo Polgar and Katharina Peetz. Recorded live from the Zurich Opera House in 2006.
- Participant:
- Piotr Beczala (Duca di Mantova) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Elena Moșuc (Gilda) ; László Polgár (Sparafucile) ; Katharina Peetz (Maddalena) ; Kismara Pessatti (Giovanna) ; Rolf Haunstein (Conte di Monterone) ; Valeriy Murga (Marullo) ; Bogusław Bidziński (Borsa) ; Morgan Moody (Conte di Ceprano) ; Angela Kerrison (Contessa) ; Manuel Betancourt (Usciere) ; Martina Welschenbach (Paggio della Duchessa) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House ; Nello Santi, conductor.
- Credits:
- Director, Gilbert Deflo ; set design, William Orlandi ; lighting design, Jürgen Hoffmann ; chorus master, Ernst Rafflesberger.
- Notes:
- Recorded live in 2006, Zurich Opera House.
- Booklet with program notes, synopsis, and notes on the performers in English, French and German (34 pages) inserted in container.
- Contains:
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto.
- OCLC:
- 310982030
- Publisher Number:
- 807280128697
- 101 286 Arthaus Musik
- Online:
- View cover art
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