Rigoletto

The love between a deformed and ridiculed court jester, Rigoletto, and his daughter Gilda, is pushed to the limit in Verdi’s dark tale of betrayal and vengeance.

In honor of Verdi’s bicentennial, director Enrico Castiglione sends the audience on a dramatic journey of passionate love and sacrifice, set on the stunningly beautiful open-air stage in Taormina, Sicily. With a score much loved for such arias as ‘La donna e mobile’ sung by the womanizing Duke and the virtuosic ‘Caro nome’ performed by the innocent Gilda, Rigoletto is considered one of the greatest operatic masterpieces.

Performed in Taormina, Italy

Director & Set Designer: Enrico Castiglione
Conductor: Gianluigi Martinenghi
Orchestra: Sinfonica Bellini
Chorus Lirico Siciliano
Francesco Costa Choir Master  

Cast

Rigoletto: Carlos Almaguer
Duke of Mantua: Gianluca Terranova
Gilda: Rocio Ignacio
Count Monterone: Gianfranco Montresor
Sparafucile: Emanuele Cordaro
Magdalene: Sofi Koberidze