Rigoletto: Opera Festival Monteriggioni

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The Opera Festival Monteriggioni presents Verdi's "Rigoletto", performed open air by singers in costumes with choir accompanied by piano, in the wonderful Monteriggioni Castle.

Rigoletto, the tragic story of the hunchbacked jester of the Duke of Mantua was performed the first time in Venice at the famous Teatro "La Fenice" March 11, 1851. Rigoletto tries to hide his beautiful daughter Gilda from the duke and from the world. He is cursed by Count Monterone and plans to kill the duke with the help of the assassin Sparafucile.

Each act will be explained in English.

In case of rain the performance will take place at the Old Abbey Isola (Abbadia Isola), just 2 km away from the Monteriggioni Castle.

Rigoletto — Lisandro de Guinis
Duca di Mantova — David Righeschi
Gilda — Sabrina Enrichi
Sparafucile — Romano Martinuzzi
Monterone — Romano Martinuzzi
Giovanna — Giorgia Bertagni
Maddalena — Giorgia Bertagni
Borsa — Maurizio Marchini
Marullo — Massimo Naccarato
Contessa de Ceprano — Monica Marzini
Conte de Ceprano — Alessandro Petruccelli
Paggio — Claudia Ciabattini