Rigoletto (2008) Staatsoper Dresden. Verdi / Italian
Both Florez and Diana Damrau brought their bel canto expertise and superb vocalism to the service of Verdi's music. The Rigoletto, Zeljko Lucic, ran the gamut from tenderness with his Gilda to thundering fury with everyone else. I also liked the production. At first, when Rigoletto was putting on his grease paint during the overture, I was afraid that it might be a typical "Euro-trash" production, with a bit of warmed over I Pagliacci. But the sets and dramatic action really served the music and libretto. I would have to say that I came to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the story and characters as a result of seeing this performance.
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Director
Andreas Morell
Director
Juan Diego Flórez
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Željko Lučić
Rigoletto
Diana Damrau
Gilda
Georg Zeppenfeld
Sparafucile
Christa Mayer
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Angela Liebold
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Markus Marquardt
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Markus Butter
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