Verdi: Rigoletto (DVD) – Javier Camarena, Luca Salsi
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Verdi: Rigoletto (DVD) – Javier Camarena, Luca Salsi
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Artists: Javier Camarena, Luca Salsi, Enkeleda Kamani, Alessio Cacciamani, Caterina Piva, Valentina Corò, Roman Lyulkin, Francesco Samuele Venuti, Antonio Garés, Davide Piva, Rosalia Cíd, Amin Ahangaran, Greta Doveri, Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Director: Davide Livermore
Video Format: NTSC
Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1; PCM 2.0
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Dynamic
DVD Release Date: January 28, 2022
Run Time: 130 minutes
Rigoletto is regarded as the first operatic masterpiece of Verdi’s mature artistic period. Its complex psychology identifies characters with different styles of music, and with an incredible variety of accents for a central figure conceived by the composer as “deformed and laughable, but actually passionate and full of love.” From the famous aria “La donna è mobile,” to the final horrific tragedy as the curse unfolds, the triumphant success of Rigoletto since its premiere in 1851 has endured to the present day. The work is set for modern stage here by Italian director Davide Livermore.
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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