Rigoletto

Rigoletto (1977) is a drama, music film directed by John Dexter, Kirk Browning rated 9.0/10.

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.

Cast

Cornell MacNeil

Rigoletto

Ileana Cotrubas

Gilda

Justino Díaz

Sparafucile

Plácido Domingo

The Duke of Mantua

Isola Jones

Maddelena

Ariel Bybee

Giovanna

John Cheek

Monterone

Philip Booth

Il Conte di Ceprano

Loretta di Franco

La Contessa di Ceprano

James Atherton

Borsa

Robert Goodloe

Marullo

James Levine

Self - Conductor