Rigoletto : opera in three acts / libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo ; music by Giuseppe Verdi.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoHamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, ©2006.
Description1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorPiave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 librettist.
Other author/creatorWixell, Ingvar performer.
Other author/creatorGruberova, Editá, 1946-2021 performer.
Other author/creatorPavarotti, Luciano performer.
Other author/creatorVergara, Victoria, performer.
Other author/creatorFurlanetto, Ferruccio performer.
Other author/creatorChailly, Riccardo, 1953- conductor.
Other author/creatorPonnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988 director.
Other author/creatorQuaranta, Gianni set designer.
Other author/creatorSchlumpf, Martin, costume designer.
Included WorkHugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.
Included WorkVerdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto.
Other author/creatorKonzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor performer.
Other author/creatorWiener Philharmoniker performer.
Other author/creatorUnitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH.
Other author/creatorDeutsche Grammophon (Firm)
Summary Rigoletto, the court jester, plans revenge against his daughter's seducer, the Duke.
General noteProgram notes and synopsis in English in container.
CreditsStaged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; set design, Gianni Quaranta; costume design, Martin Schlumpf; a production of Unitel GMBH.
Performer Ingvar Wixell (Rigoletto) ; Edita Gruberova (Gilda) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Duca di Mantova) ; Victoria Vergara (Maddalena) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Sparafucile) ; supporting soloists ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteFilmed on location in Italy in 1983.
Technical detailsDVD; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, PCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3, region 0, NTSC.
LanguageSung in Italian with English, French, German and Chinese subtitles.
Genre/formFilmed performances.
Genre/formFiction films.
UPC 044007341667
Publisher numberB0006581-09 Deutsche Grammophon