Overview
In Rigoletto, the deformed figure of the hunchbacked jester at the Mantuan court acts as a foil to his cynical and powerful master, an unscrupulous philanderer contrasted with his cruel and unforgiving fool. Rigoletto encourages and welcomes the Duke's conquests, pitilessly mocking his victims until he discovers that the Duke has abducted the one person he genuinely loves, his own daughter. As a result, the character of the court jester is transformed into a tragic figure who, in spite of his evident immorality and malice, allows us to sense the devotion he feels for his daughter and his horror at being destroyed by the same despotic world as that which he himself has helped to create.
Genres
Cast
Marcelo Álvarez
Duke of Mantua
Carlos Álvarez
Rigoletto
Inva Mula
Gilda
Julian Konstantinov
Sparafucile
Nino Surguladze
Magdalena
Mercè Obiol
Giovanna
Stanislav Shvets
Count of Monterone
Joan Martín-Royo
Marullo
Jon Plazaola
Matteo Borsa
David Rubiera
Count of Ceprano
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