Rigoletto : Oper in drei Akten /

The film version of Verdi's opera in which the Duke of Mantua seduces Gilda, the deformed court jester's beautiful daughter and the court jester (Rigoletto) seeks revenge to restore his family's honor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Performer), Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Österreichischer Rundfunk
Other Authors:	Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (Librettist), Wixell, Ingvar (Performer), Gruberova, Edita, 1946- (Performer), Pavarotti, Luciano (Performer), Vergara, Victoria (Performer), Furlanetto, Ferruccio (Performer), Chailly, Riccardo, 1953- (Conductor), Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in Italian; with optional English, French, German or Chinese subtitles.
Published:	Munich : Berlin : Unitel GmbH & Co.KG ; Deutsche Grammophon, [2014?]
Subjects:	Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901 > Film adaptations. Hugo, Victor, > 1802-1885 > Film adaptations. Operas. Fools and jesters > Italy > Mantua > Drama. Fathers and daughters > Drama. Seduction > Drama. Revenge > Drama. Filmed performances. Music videos. Film adaptations.

Description
Summary:	The film version of Verdi's opera in which the Duke of Mantua seduces Gilda, the deformed court jester's beautiful daughter and the court jester (Rigoletto) seeks revenge to restore his family's honor. "Director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle,'whose stage and television work has brought a new and grandly colorful vitality to opera interpretation' (The New York Times), acclaimed Italian cameraman Pasqualino de Santis (Death in Venice) and architect Gianni Quaranta have created a spellbindingly unique atmosphere. The drama unfolds with a powerful authenticity highlighted by the historic locations in which it was filmed: Parma's Teatro Farnese of 1628, Mantua's Palazzo Te, famed for its frescoes by Giulio Romano, and the Palladian-style Teatro Olimpico in Sabbioneta. Riccardo Chailly's vibrant interpretation of Verdi's score, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra responding magnificently to his conducting, is a perfect complement to Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's high-intensity retelling of the drama."--Intel.
Item Description:	Dates from Amazon.com. Originally released in 1983. Program notes and synopsis in Italian, English, German and French inserted in container.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray disc, all regions; aspect ratio: 1.33:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 or LPCM 2.0 ; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Pasqualino De Santis; film editing, Petra von Oelffen, Sandrine Cavafian ; set design, Gianni Quaranta; costume design, Martin Schlumpf; producer, Horant H. Hohlfeld.