A father’s obsessive love for his daughter in Rigoletto

Can you go too far in protecting your child from worldly dangers? Verdi’s Rigoletto tells the story of a father who locks his daughter away in an attempt to protect her from his abusive employer, the Duke of Mantua, a womaniser who regularly oversteps the mark. All of Rigoletto’s efforts, however, turn out to be in vain.

Damiano Michieletto, who previously directed Rossini’s ‘Il viaggio a Reims’ (2015) and Raskatov’s ‘Animal Farm’ (2023) for Dutch National Opera, focuses on the nervous, broken character of Rigoletto. The tortured man finds himself in a psychiatric institution, where he relives the events of his life in the form of flashbacks.

Performance Information

Libretto – Francesco Maria Piave
Musical direction – Antonino Fogliani (2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 24 and 29 Sep),Marco Alibrando (18 and 20 Sep)Stage director – Damiano MichielettoSet designer – Paolo FantinCostume designer – Auguste CavalcaVideo designer – Roland Horvath
Il Duca di Mantova – René BarberaRigoletto – Roman BurdenkoGilda – Aigul KhismatullinaSparafucile – Alexander KöpecziMaddalena – Maya GourGiovanna – Eva KroonIl Conte di Monterone – Frederik BergmanMarullo – Martin MkhizeBorsa – Salvador Villanueva*Il Conte di Ceprano -Joe Chalmers*La Contessadi Ceprano – Martina Myskohlid*Paggio della Duchessa – Daria Brusova*Usciere di corte – Peter Arink

* Dutch National Opera Studio

Netherlands Philharmonic
Chorus of Dutch National OperaChorus master Edward Ananian­-Cooper

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