Rigoletto - Semperoper Dresden
Release Date: 2008-06-21
Overview: Both Florez and Diana Damrau brought their bel canto expertise and superb vocalism to the service of Verdi's music. The Rigoletto, Zeljko Lucic, ran the gamut from tenderness with his Gilda to thundering fury with everyone else. I also liked the production. At first, when Rigoletto was putting on his grease paint during the overture, I was afraid that it might be a typical "Euro-trash" production, with a bit of warmed over I Pagliacci. But the sets and dramatic action really served the music and libretto. I would have to say that I came to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the story and characters as a result of seeing this performance.
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Juan Diego Flórez
as Duke of Mantua
Željko Lučić
as Rigoletto
Diana Damrau
as Gilda
Georg Zeppenfeld
as Sparafucile
Christa Mayer
as Maddalena
Crew
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Nikolaus Lehnhoff - Director
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Giuseppe Verdi - Original Music Composer
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Andreas Morell - Director
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Francesco Maria Piave - Writer
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Victor Hugo - Original Story
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