Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and recorded in 1981)

Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and recorded in 1981) cover $42.00 Out of Stock
 add to cart

GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and recorded in 1981)
Ingvar Wixell / Edita Gruberova / Luciano Pavarotti / Vienna Philharmonic / Riccardo Chailly

[ Deutsche Grammophon / DVD ]

Release Date: Thursday 1 June 2006

G -

"Not to be missed." (The New York Times)

G - Regular 4:3 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - DTS - Colour - 116 Minutes - NTSC

Filmed on location in 1981 in Italian Renaissance landmarks including the Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua, the Piazza Duomo in Cremona, and the Teatro Farnese in Parma, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's authentic rendering captures all the tenderness and tragedy of Verdi's heart-breaking drama

Riccardo Chailly conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker and a stellar cast featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Edita Gruberova and Ingvar Wixell

Luciano Pavarotti sings the role of the Duke of Mantua, a part in which he is unsurpassed; Edita Gruberova, internationally acclaimed as one of the greatest coloratura sopranos of our time, sings the role of Gilda; and Ingvar Wixell, a superlative baritone, sings a captivating Rigoletto

"Not to be missed." (The New York Times)