Rigoletto
It is considered by many to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi's middle-to-late career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter had been seduced by the Duke with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda likewise falls in love with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father.
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Conductor:
Zorica Mitev Vojnović
Director:
Predrag Protić
Rigoletto:
Dragutin Matić
Gilda:
Snežana Savičić Sekulić
Duke of Mantua:
Dušan Plazinić
Sparafucile:
Dragoljub Bajić
Maddalena:
Ljubica Vraneš
Giovanna:
Nataša Rašić
Count Ceprano:
Mihailo Šljivić
Countess Ceprano:
Aleksandra Petrović
Matteo Borsa:
Igor Matvejev
Count Monterone:
Vuk Zekić
Marullo:
Pavle Žarkov
A Court Usher:
Mihailo Šljivić
A Page:
Jana Jovanović