One of opera’s grimmest tragedies received a powerful new production during the 2021–22 season when director Bartlett Sher unveiled his Weimar-era staging of Verdi’s Rigoletto. In this performance, recorded as part of the company’s Live in HD series of cinema transmissions, commanding American baritone Quinn Kelsey gives a searing portrayal of the title character, a deformed court jester determined to protect the virtue of his daughter, Gilda, sung by radiant soprano Rosa Feola. His debauched employer, the Duke of Mantua, is tenor Piotr Beczała, with dynamic young maestro Daniele Rustioni on the podium to lead a cast that also features bass Andrea Mastroni as the assassin Sparafucile and mezzo-soprano Varduhi Abrahamyan as Maddalena.
Gary Halvorson
Director
Rosa Feola
Gilda
Piotr Beczała
The Duke
Quinn Kelsey
Rigoletto
Craig Colclough
Monterone
Andrea Mastroni
Sparafucile
Varduhi Abrahamyan
Maddalena
Scott Scully
Borsa
Sylvia D'Eramo
Countess Ceprano
Jeongcheol Cha
Marullo
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