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Rigoletto (1946)

Rigoletto (1946)

Drama Romance Music
Release Date: 1946, January 1
Directors: Carmine Gallone
Countries: Italy
Production: Grandi Film Storici
Cast: Giuseppe Varni, Tito Gobbi, Roberto Bruni, Marcello Giorda, Giulio Neri, Anna Maria Canali, Marcella Govoni, Mario Filippeschi, Lina Pagliughi, Virgilio Gottardi

Overview:

This 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.

Keywords:

black and white opera