Color: Colour

Credits:

Kozeluch / Gregoletto / Bartoccini

Description:

Rigoletto, the prodigal Duke of Mantova's favorite clown, resents his ugly appearance, hates society, and is hated by the Duke's courtiers for his venomous tongue. He is also a clown, but he has a daughter, Gilda, whom he loves and nurtures. One day, Gilda is kidnapped and raped by the Duke of Mantova. Rigoletto, who is a young man, swears revenge and hires the assassin Sparafucile to destroy the Duke... The new production of "Rigoletto" for the 2020/21 season of the Florence May Festival was cancelled due to the Corona disaster, but the production is still scheduled for February 23, 2021, The production was performed without an audience on February 23, 2021. The performance was streamed online and recorded in real time. The new production by Revelmore, who was in charge of the direction, is a fresh production that maintains an affinity with Verdi's music and script while changing the stage at a dizzying pace from the court of Mantova to a half-underground laundry, a seedy nightclub, and a subway platform, and is meticulous in every detail of the characters' behavior. The production is fresh and fresh, with a fine attention to detail, down to the characters' mannerisms. The Duke of Mantova is played by Javier Camarena, acclaimed as an "amazing tenor" from Mexico, who makes his Italian debut in this performance, Luca Salsi, a leading Verdi baritone, as Rigoletto, and Gilda, a rising soprano from Albania who makes her impressive debut at La Scala in 2019 in the same role. The lineup is stellar, with Enceleda Camani, an up-and-coming soprano fromIn addition to these solo singers, the Florentine May Festival Orchestra and Chorus, under the baton of Italian opera master Riccardo Frizza, will provide plenty of beautiful melodies to accompany Verdi's powerful drama. Naxos Japan