Rigoletto

2001 2h 49m IT

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★5.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Live recording at Royal Opera House, 22 September, 2001. Television live relay. In one of the Royal Opera’s most celebrated and popular productions, director David McVicar mixes lavish historical costumes and dark stylized settings to highlight the savagery and excitement of Verdi’s tale of misdirected revenge. Paolo Gavanelli is vocally and theatrically electrifying as the hunchback anti-hero, acclaimed soprano Christine Schäfer is his doomed daughter, and superstar tenor Marcelo Alvarez is her fickle lover. With superb playing from the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, it adds up to a thrilling Rigoletto for both opera aficionados and newcomers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paolo Gavanelli
Rigoletto
Marcelo Álvarez
Duke of Mantua
Giovanni Battista Parodi
Monterone
Eric Halfvarson
Sparafucile
Christine Schäfer
Gilda
Graciela Araya
Maddalena
Elizabeth Sikora
Giovanna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David McVicar
Writers: Francesco Maria Piave, Victor Hugo
Languages: Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Paolo Gavanelli and Marcelo Álvarez and Giovanni Battista Parodi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0386749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David McVicar directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 169 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Paolo Gavanelli and Marcelo Álvarez and Giovanni Battista Parodi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0386749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.