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Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Film version of Verdi's tragic masterpiece Rigoletto, starring Placido Domingo in the title role. Rigoletto is set in the renaissance splendour of Mantua and its three acts feature magnificent palaces and historical locations across the city. The opera tells the story of the court jester Rigoletto and his beautiful daughter Gilda - it's a tale full of love, intrigue and passion and it's filled with some of Verdi's most famous melodies.

Last on

Fri 31 Dec 2010 19:00 BBC Four

Credits

Performer
Placido Domingo
Performer
Julia Novikova
Performer
Vittorio Grigolo
Performer
Ruggero Raimondi
Performer
Gianfranco Montresor
Performer
Andrea Andermann
Director
Marco Bellochio

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