Teatro dell’Opera di Roma: Rigoletto at Circo Massimo

About the Event

Seize this opportunity at the beautiful Circus Maximus in Rome to experience the breathtaking opear performance of Verdi's Rigoletto.

Rigoletto

Rigoletto is a three‐act play by Guiseppe Verdi written in 1851 and based on Victor Gugo’s play Le Roi S’amuse Fr.: The king has fun. The play was banned by the censors for its immoral character and sabotaging the authority of king’s court, therefore, in Verdi’s opera the king’s character was substituted with a duke. Rigoletto is thought to be the composer’s first opera masterpiece which became an immediate box‐office success since its premiere in La Fenice Theatre in Venice.

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian opera composer. From a young age, he developed a musical education with the help of a patron and soon dominated the Italian opera. In fact by his 30s, he became one of the most influential opera composer all over the classical scene. His most famous operas are Il Trovatore, Rigoletto and La Traviata. Furthermore, he was able to establish himself as a landowner with the income from his successful operas and focus on his private life. However, he soon returned to the scene with his new popular work Aida 1871, and three masterpieces: Otello, Requiem and Falstaff.

Cast / Production

DUKE OF MANTUA — Iván Ayón Rivas
RIGOLETTO — Luca Salsi
GILDA — Rosa Feola
SPARAFUCILE — Riccardo Zanellato
MADDALENA — Martina Belli
GIOVANNA — Irida Dragoti
COUNT MONTERONE — Gabriele Sagona
MARULLO — Alessio Verna
MATTEO BORSA — Pietro Picone
COUNT CEPRANO — Matteo Ferrara
COUNTESS CEPRANO — Angela Nicoli
A PAGE — Marika Spadafino
A COURT USHER - Leo Paul Chiarot