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Verdi's Rigoletto 2021 production by Oliver Mears on Blu-ray. Rigoletto is the story of the cynical jester to the scandalous womaniser, the Duke of Mantua. When the Duke decides to entice Rigoletto's daughter Gilda, the jester realises he cannot protect her. This propels a story of deception, vitriol and the agony of love.
This 'thrilling new production' (The Times) by director Oliver Mears marks his Royal Opera debut and adds a fresh new layer to Verdi's morality play narrative, drawing on ideas of a corrupted and socially decaying modern world. With Antonio Pappano's conducting, a superb cast compels audiences: Carlos Alvarez in the title role, Lisette Oropesa as a 'matchless Gilda' (The Guardian) and tenor Liparit Avetisyan as the Duke of Mantua.
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Duke of Mantua: Liparit Avetisyan
Borsa: Egor Zhuravskii
Count Ceprano: Blaise Malaba
Countess Ceprano: Amanda Baldwin
Rigoletto: Carlos Álvarez
Marullo: Dominic Sedgwick
Count Monterone: Eric Greene
Sparafucile: Brindley Sherratt
Gilda: Lisette Oropesa
Giovanna: Kseniia Nikolaieva
Page: Louise Armit
Court Usher: Nigel Cliffe
Maddalena: Ramonza Zaharia
Monterone’s Daughter: Sabina Arthur
Royal Opera Chorus
Chorus Master: William Spaulding
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Concert Master: Vasko Vassilev
Director: Oliver Mears
Set Designer: Sima Lima Holdsworth
Costume Designer: Ilona Karas
Lighting Designer: Fabiana Piccoli
Movement Director: Anna Morrissey
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Duration: approx. 135 minutes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 + DTS-HD Master Audio Surround
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
I found the Rigoletto from ROH a very engaging contemporary production with excellent principal singers. A review in the Opera News magazine piqued my interest to see one of my favorite sopranos, Lisette Oropesa, sing Gilda and she beautifully inhabited the character while singing exquisitely. In addition, Carlos Alvarez is one of the few great Verdi baritones currently singing and he turned in an exemplary performance. A bonus was the chance to see a tenor new to me with Liparit Avetisyan playing the duke. And, as usual, Sir Antonio Pappano conducted with his firm command of Verdi's style and a spirited pacing of the opera. The pacing did not drag yet also was not rushed, allowing the singers their full expression.
