RIGOLETTO
»…a superb performance
right throughout« UNT
»In short, this Rigoletto is a hit. Go and see!«
»Verdi is a master at describing the relationship between a father and a daughter. Sofia Jupiter is very skilled at portraying that relationship in all its forms.«
»A superb performance through and through.«
»One good Rigoletto a year goes a long way for me. This is such a one. It's pitch black but eye-opening.«
»...a dense, dark story set to wonderful music... The Royal Swedish Orchestra plays its very best, the soloists are brilliant and the male chorus builds up to a senseless crescendo...«
MUSIC
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto
Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo’s Le roi s’amuse
Conductor
John Fiore
Director
Sofia Adrian Jupither
Set design
Erlend Birkeland
Costume & mask
Maria Geber
Light
Ellen Ruge
Dramaturge
Katarina Aronsson
Language
Sung in Italian with Swedish subtitles.
RUNNING TIME
Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes, including interval.
RIGOLETTO – Verdi's opera about power and powerlessness, revenge and a family curse
The Duke of Mantua is living it up without any moral concerns, and his jester, Rigoletto, is cheering him on. But when a nobleman puts a curse on the duke and his jester, Rigoletto’s life changes dramatically. He is also a frightened and over-protective father who worries about Gilda, his daughter, who wants to see the world. How can he protect her?
Rigoletto premiered in Venice in 1851. It is one of Verdi’s darkest and most dramatic operas. Sofia Adrian Jupither’s pared down 2018 production focuses on powerful men and vulnerable women in a world dominated by fear. “Sofia Adrian Jupither’s production of Rigoletto at the Royal Swedish Opera is very, very good” (Dagens Nyheter).
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Cast
The Duke Of Mantua
Rigoletto
Gilda
Sparafucile
Maddalena
Giovanna
Count Monterone
Marullo
Borsa
Count Ceprano
Countess Ceprano
A Court Usher
A page
Conductor
Royal Swedish Orchestra
Gents from the Royal Swedish Opera Chorus
* Trainee from Opera - Stockholm University of the Arts
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