Rigoletto

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.

Director: Graham Vick

Cast

Marcelo Álvarez

Duke of Mantua

C

Carlos Álvarez

Rigoletto

Inva Mula

Gilda

J

Julian Konstantinov

Sparafucile

N

Nino Surguladze

Magdalena

M

Mercè Obiol

Giovanna

S

Stanislav Shvets

Count of Monterone

J

Joan Martín-Royo

Marullo