Verdi: Rigoletto (DVD) – Javier Camarena, Carlos Álvarez
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Verdi: Rigoletto (DVD) – Javier Camarena, Carlos Álvarez
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Artists: Javier Camarena, Carlos Álvarez, Désirée Rancatore, Ante Jerkunica, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Gemma Coma-Alabert, Gianfranco Montresor, Toni Marsol, Josep Fadó, Xavier Mendoza, Mercedes Gancedo, Mariel Fontes, Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Director: Monique Wagemakers
Video Format: NTSC 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Region: All Regions
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, Korean
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: C Major
Release Date: June 23, 2023
Run Time: 133 minutes
Verdi’s Rigoletto, one of his most successful operas, is based on Victor Hugo’s play Le roi s’amuse, which for Verdi was the greatest drama of the day. This “spectacular production” (La Vanguardia) at the Gran Teatre del Liceu is “under excellent musical direction by Riccardo Frizza…. The dramatic depth of Carlos Álvarez and the triumphant debut of Javier Camarena as Duke of Mantua” (El Periódico) make it a “top-class Rigoletto” (bachtrack.com). “A production with this simplicity requires outstanding direction, which is achieved here” (Seen and Heard International) and is crowned by the colorful costumes of Oscar-winning designer Sandy Powell.
History
One of the most popular operas in the repertoire, Verdi’s riveting drama was first seen in 1851 at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice. Together with his next two works, Il Trovatore and La Traviata, it formed the basis for the composer’s lasting success. For his new production, director Michael Mayer has moved the action from 16th-century Mantua to 1960s Las Vegas: “I tried to imagine a recent world that captures the decadence of the Duke’s palace, where the participants are in pursuit of power, money, and beauty,” he says. Las Vegas in the ’60s is such a world, where a kind of prankster energy could go bad.”
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