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Rigoletto | Stage Door Society

Rigoletto

Opera·Premiered 1851·Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave·tragedy · italian

Synopsis

A jester's vengeful plot against the licentious Duke of Mantua leads to the sacrifice of his own daughter.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Gilda

Lisette Oropesa
3 recordings · 86 performances

Rigoletto

Carlos Álvarez
4 recordings · 72 performances
Christopher Maltman
42 performances

Il Duca Di Mantova

Piotr Beczała
73 performances
Francesco Meli
42 performances

Most frequently performed at

Metropolitan Opera House
153 appearances · last in 2025
Royal Opera House
37 appearances · last in 2026
Opéra Bastille
33 appearances · last in 2021
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
30 appearances · last in 2027
Hamburgische Staatsoper
18 appearances · last in 2018

Recorded Performances

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