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.
Genres:
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
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