Rigoletto - Semperoper Dresden
21/06/2008
Both Florez and Diana Damrau brought their bel canto expertise and superb vocalism to the service of Verdi's music. The Rigoletto, Zeljko Lucic, ran the gamut from tenderness with his Gilda to thundering fury with everyone else. I also liked the production. At first, when Rigoletto was putting on his grease paint during the overture, I was afraid that it might be a typical "Euro-trash" production, with a bit of warmed over I Pagliacci. But the sets and dramatic action really served the music and libretto. I would have to say that I came to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the story and characters as a result of seeing this performance.
Movie Information
Juan Diego Flórez
as Duke of Mantua
Željko Lučić
as Rigoletto
Diana Damrau
as Gilda
Georg Zeppenfeld
as Sparafucile
Christa Mayer
as Maddalena
Angela Liebold
as Giovanna
Markus Marquardt
as Monterone
Markus Butter
as Il Conte di Ceprano
Kyung-Hae Kang
as La Contessa di Ceprano
Fabio Luisi
as Conductor
