Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story

Overview

Conductor Keri Lynn Wilson leads the Toscanini Foundation Orchestra in this outdoor performance of Verdi's masterpiece "Rigoletto." The stars above Siena, Italy, add ambience to this opera, Verdi's passionate and tragic tale about court jester Rigoletto (Roberto Servile), who vows revenge on his master, the Duke of Mantua (Marcelo Alvarez), after he seduces Rigoletto's daughter, Gilda (Inva Mula). Vivienne Westwood designed the lavish costumes.

Cast

Roberto Servile

Rigoletto

Inva Mula

Gilda

Marcelo Álvarez

Duke of Mantua

Andrea Silvestrelli

Sparafucile

Keri-Lynn Wilson

Self-Conductor

Arturo Toscanini Foundation

Orchestra