16th September
Concert will begin at 15:25 hours GMT
Verdi's 'Rigoletto' with Catana, Bonilla, Montvidas, Vaskeviciute and Girininkas from Vilnius
Verdi's 'Rigoletto' is an opera in three acts. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter had been seduced by the Duke with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda likewise falls in love with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father. Performers:
Sebastian Catana: Rigoletto.
Leonor Bonilla: Gilda.
Edgaras Montvidas: Duke of Mantua.
Jovita Vaškeviciute: Giovanna.
Tadas Girininkas: Sparafucile.
Ieva Prudnikovaite: Maddalena.
Paulius Prasauskas: Count of Ceprano.
Mindaugas Jankauskas: Matteo Borsa.
Liudas Mikalauskas: Count of Monterone.
Arunas Malikenas: Marullo.
Evelina Greiciunaite: Countess of Ceprano.
Lithuanian National Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Ricardas Sumila.
Live.
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