Royal Opera House: Rigoletto

David McVicar's production of Verdi's tragic opera, filmed live and screened in cinemas worldwide as part of the ROH's 2017/2018 season of productions.

"David McVicar's production highlights the cruelty at the heart of the court of Mantua. Richly dressed courtiers engage in orgies and revelries to Verdi’s heady, spirited dances. The opera's many musical highlights include the ebullient 'La donna è mobile', in which the Duke boasts of his disregard for women; Gilda's exquisite, plangent duets with Rigoletto and the Duke; and the gorgeous Act III quartet that beautifully weaves the voices together as the story quickens to its shattering conclusion." (Royal Opera House)

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