Dragutin Matić - Baritone

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.

Rigoletto
Conductor: Eyyub Guliyev
Rigoletto: Dragutin Matić
Gilda: Inara Babayeva
Duke of Mantua: Ramiz Usmanov
Sparafucile: Ali Asgarov
Maddalena: Nina Makarova