Rigoletto

Tickets
Address Bismarckstr. 35, Berlin
Tags Opera
Entry € 24–100
Venue's website www.deutscheoperberlin.de
Length 165 min
Director Jan Bosse
Author Guiseppe Verdi

Performing: A. Glaser, M. Brück, E. Tsallagova, S. Dale Johnson, J. Allison, H.-Y. Moon, K. Miller, M. Newlin, A. Harris, M. Therese Carmack, P. Rowan, V. Savinskaia

In describing the qualities of his 1851 melodrama, adapted from Victor Hugo's hit play Le roi s'amuse, Verdi is also describing the difficulties that any production of this opera must overcome. Rigoletto is a masterpiece whose allure stems from the juxtaposition of psychological portraiture and the unlikely turns of a fantastical tale, a tale that is half tragedy, half romantic horror story. For better or worse, despite his grotesque appearance, the hunchbacked jester-hero must entertain his audience. By contrast, his daughter Gilda appears angelic – yet human in her unconditional love and self-sacrifice. The Rigoletto material is a worthy challenge for great directors because of its blend of realism and the fantastic.

Jan Bosse is now grasping the nettle after Hans Neuenfels' successful 20-year run with the work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Since transitioning to musical theatre in recent years, the celebrated theatre director now presents not only his first Verdi work, but also his first work for a Berlin opera house.

In Italian with German and English surtitles.

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