His sarcasm has made many enemies for Rigoletto, court jester for the Duke of Mantua. They conspire to kidnap Rigoletto's mistress for the Duke, unaware that she is really his daughter. Rigoletto's plans for revenge go disastrously wrong.
Conductor: James Levine
Director: Kirk Browning
Cast:
Plácido Domingo ... The Duke of Mantua, t
Cornell MacNeil ... Rigoletto, bar
Ileana Cotrubas ... Gilda, s
Justino Díaz ... Sparafucile, b
Isola Jones ... Maddalena, ms
I didn't read any synopsis beforehand and found this easy to follow. The producers of the broadcast introduced each of the principals in costume with both the name of the artist and their character. And the characters look and sound different. The plot is not overly complex, and none of the twists are so bizarre that I wondered where it came from.
This is the home of famous aria "La donna e mobile" (woman is fickle), sung by the Duke in Act III. One of Gilda's arias sounded familiar too.
The bad guys get no justice here. Tragedy only befalls the already downtrodden hunchbacked jester Rigoletto and his innocent daughter.
I look forward to watching the other copy I purchased, which is a film, while this is a televised stage presentation.
This is the 1,000th music/al watched since 17Sep20017. Today is 15Sep2018.
This is the 1,000th music/al watched since 17Sep20017. Today is 15Sep2018.
24 of the music/als date after 1977, but the rest date from 1927 to 1977.
I've also watched 172 non-musicals that I've written about.
Here's the list of music/als:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls020839949/
I've also watched 172 non-musicals that I've written about.
Here's the list of music/als:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls020839949/
Metropolitan Opera, cond. Levine; 8
