Staging team
Conductor: F. Drs, R. Hein, M. Keprt
Stage director: K. Jernek
Set designer: Z. Kolář
Costume designer: O. Filipi
Choreography: D. Wiesner
Chorus master: T. Karlovič
Assistant director: O. Kyndlová
Cast
Duke of Mantua: T. Černý, M. Lehotský, Ľ. Ludha, L. Mastro, V. Prolat, N. Višnjakov
Rigoletto, court jester: M. Cavalcanti, R. Haan, V. Chmelo, I. Kusnjer
Gilda, his daughter: H. Jonášová, J. Sibera, S. Houda-Šaturová, A. Todorova, D. Vaňkátová, M. Vyskvorkina
Sparafucile: M. Bürger, I. Hrachovec, L. Hynek-Krämer, L. Mlejnek
Maddalena, his sister: S. Čmugrová, G. Ibragimova, A. Kalivodová, J. Sýkorová
Giovanna, Gilda’s companion: E. Jarkovská, L. Hilscherová, J. Maříková
Count Monterone: O. Korotkov, J. Kruglov
Courtiers: Marullo: O. Kříž
Courtiers: Borsa: L. Havlák, J. Hruška
Count Ceprano: M. Horák, I. Hrachovec, L. Hynek-Krämer, R. Vocel
Countess Ceprano: E. Jarkovská, J. Maříková
Page: P. Břicháčová, Š. Knížetová, G. Pešinová
Verdi was highly captivated by the possibility of bringing a hunchback on stage, a cripple with derision on his lips, tears in his eyes and anxiety in his soul. A person, who knows well enough his doings are wrong, apprehending all the more the curse fallen on his head. Rigoletto is a tragedy of social injustice and inequality, which is evident both in the title character of the jester as well as in the explicit portrayal of the wanton lifestyle of the nobility. The masterful opera works of G. Verdi, most characteristic by their drama and melody, still remain part of the core repertory of all of the world’s opera stages.
The 2007/08 season will bring a revival of this production of Leoncavallo’s La boheme, in a streamlined version involving a new music direction.
Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes with 2 intermissions
Performed in Italian with Czech and English captions.
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