A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester strives to save his daughter from a duke’s licentious clutches, but can't part with the feeling that a curse looms over all of his actions. In Rigoletto, the composer introduces several of his most iconic arias and duets—as well as an 11th-hour quartet that counts among the finest moments in opera.

• DirectorJohn Dexter
• Release7 November 1977
• Genre
  Drama / Music
• Duration2h 17m
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  10.0
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• Productions

  Deutsche Grammophon, The Metropolitan Opera