Jean-Pierre Ponnelle: Rigoletto

Жан-Пьер Поннель: Риголетто

Cast & Crew

The Duke of Mantua – Luciano Pavarotti

Rigoletto – Ingvar Wixell

Gilda – Edita Gruberová

Sparafucile – Ferruccio Furlanetto

Giovanna – Fedora Barbieri

Wiener Philharmoniker –

Director – Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Conductor – Riccardo Chailly

Set designer – Gianni Quaranta

Costume designer – Martin Schlumpf

Description

Director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, "whose stage and television work has brought a new and grandly colorful vitality to opera interpretation" (The New York Times), acclaimed Italian cameraman Pasqualino de Santis (Death in Venice) and architect Gianni Quaranta have created a spellbindingly unique atmosphere. The drama unfolds with a powerful authenticity highlighted by the historic locations in which it was filmed: Parma's Teatro Farnese of 1628, Mantua's Palazzo Te, famed for its frescoes by Giulio Romano, and the Palladian-style Teatro Olimpico in Sabbioneta.

Riccardo Chailly's vibrant interpretation of Verdi's score, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra responding magnificently to his conducting, is a perfect complement to Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's high-intensity retelling of the drama.

Screenings

Runtime

1 h. 58 min.

Language

Recorded screening: Italian, russian subtitles

18+