Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto continues to marvel audiences worldwide with its tragic plot and trademark arias. This production from Italy's most important Festival entirely dedicated to the genius of Verdi is conducted by Massimo Zanetti, who has enjoyed an international reputation as one of the most exciting conductors of his generation. Maestro Leo Nucci sings the title role, a role that allows him to fully showcase his extraordinary talent. With soprano Désirée Rancatore as Rigoletto's daughter Gilda, new tenor sensation Francesco Demuro in the part of the Duca and the beautiful classic sets of the great Pierluigi Samaritani this certainly promises to be a production to remember. 
Synopsis
In the mid 16th century, Mantua, Duke and celebrated ladies man, seduces Gilda, the beautiful daughter of his sharp-tongued jester, Rigoletto. Vowing revenge, her furious father hires Sparafucile, a notorious assassin, to avenge his family's honour – a decision that ends in tragedy.
Opera in 3 acts
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performed at: Teatro Regio, Parma, Italy
Conductor: Massimo Zanetti
Approximate duration: 2 hours 10 minutes plus one 15 minute intermission
Program Times
Saturday 13 February 2010
Sunday 14 February 2010
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Please check your local cinema's program times as not all locations screen three sessions.
Participating Cinemas
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New Zealand |
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| Blue Room Cinebar, Paddington |
Hollywood 3, Christchurch |
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| Cinema Paradiso, Ettalong |
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| Classic Cinemas, Elsternwick |
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| Cmax Cinemas, Palmerston |
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| Manly Cinemas, Manly |
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| Mansfield Cinemas, Mansfield |
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| Plaza Theatre, Laurieton |
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| Reading Cinemas, Rouse Hill |
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| Roxy Cinema Complex, Nowra |
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| Theatre Royal, Castlemaine |
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| Wallis Cinemas, Mitcham |
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| Wallis Cinemas, Mt Barker |
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| Il Trittico, La Scala, Milan, Italy
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| Tristan und Isolde, La Scala,
Milan, Italy |
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| Rigoletto, from the Festival Verdi, Parma,
Italy |
11 – 17 February 2010 |
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| L'Orfeo, La Scala, Milan, Italy |
20 – 24 March 2010 |
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| Norma, Teatro Comunale di Bologna,
Italy |
8 – 12 May 2010 |
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| I Puritani, Teatro Comunale di
Bologna, Italy |
19 – 23 June 2010 |
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