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Title:
Rigoletto [DVD video]
Series:
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
London : Opus Arte, [2013].
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
Rigoletto, the court jester, plans revenge against his daughter's seducer, the Duke of Mantova.
General Note:
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's Le roi s'amuse.
Originally produced for television in 2001.
Performers:
Christine Schäfer, soprano ; Graciela Araya, mezzo-soprano ; Marcelo Alvarez, tenor ; Paolo Gavanelli, baritone ; Eric Halfvarson, bass-baritone ; Elizabeth Sikora, soprano ; Giovan Battista Parodi, bass ; Quentin Hayes, bass ; Peter Auty, tenor ; Graeme Broadbent, baritone ; Dervla Ramsay, mezzo-soprano ; Nigel Cliffe, baritone ; Andrea Hazell, mezzo-soprano ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House ; Edward Downes, conductor.
Contents:
Rigoletto / Giuseppe Verdi (2:15:19) -- Illustrated synopsis of the opera (5:00) -- BBC documentary : Verdi through the looking glass (17:43) -- Director David McVicar talks about his production of Rigoletto (11:25).
Technical Details:
DVD 9, NTSC, all regions; 16:9 anamorphic presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. or 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
Language:
Italian
Additional Language:
Sung in Italian, with English, French, German, Dutch and Spanish subtitles; documentary and interview in English.
Added Title:
Verdi through the looking glass [DVD video].
