Rigoletto
Music by
G. Verdi
Cast
Rigoletto | Dimitri Platanias | |
Duke of Mantua | Ivan Magrì | |
Gilda | Lisette Oropesa | |
Sparafucile | Ante Jerkunica | |
Maddalena | Martina Belli | |
Marullo | Sergio Vitale | |
Borsa | Gregory Bonfatti | |
Count Monterone | Christophoros Stamboglis | |
Count Ceprano | Lisandro Abadie | |
Countess Ceprano | Maria Fiselier | |
Giovanna | Cécile van de Sant | |
Page | Laetitia Gerards |
James Gaffigan
About
'La donna è mobile "seems the most famous opera arias ever be. The melody would take root immediately knew Giuseppe Verdi in 1851 itself al To prevent the barrel organs already went to get it before the first performance, given the tenor aria until the day of the premiere. Or so the story goes. Lyrical beauty Rigoletto is an opera full of lyrical beauty, and right up James Gaffigan, the principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. The two big arias of the Duke of Mantua and the music that Verdi wrote among his most virtuosic and while most poignant compositional discoveries. Gilda for the young The vocal characterization of the hunchback jester Rigoletto, with its complexity, was revolutionary for its time. Verdi had a play where he relied on, Le roi s'amuse the political-critical Victor Hugo, well understood. Together with Il trovatore and La traviata is Rigoletto 's famous triptych of Verdi's successful middle period, a time in which he broke through internationally
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Reviews
James Gaffigan conducts a full-blooded Rigoletto at the Concertgebouw
Lisette Oropesa was a ravishing Gilda, her silvery tones and beautiful high range perfectly suited for the role of the young innocent girl. “Gualtier Malté”, that one and only traditionally-constructed aria of the opera, had unfortunately to be interrupted at first, so as to whisk away a member of the audience who was apparently unwell. When the performance resumed, Ms Oropesa sang the aria with elegant phrasing, top notes ringing to the rafters and exquisitely executed trills with which she has deservedly brought down the house.None— Nicolas Nguyen • Bachtrack
Oropesa’s Gilda steelt show in Rigoletto
De show werd echter gestolen door Rigoletto’s dochter Gilda, vertolkt door de Amerikaanse sopraan Lisette Oropesa (vorig seizoen Nanetta in Falstaff bij De Nationale Opera). In haar stemgeluid lagen zowel een warme laagte als een glanzende hoogte besloten, en haar vocale acrobatiek was indrukwekkend. Vooral indrukwekkend was haar ‘Caro Nome’, dat in eerste instantie voortijdig moest worden afgebroken omdat iemand in de zaal onwel werd. Ze eindigde de aria met een prachtige triller waar maar geen eind aan leek te komen.However, the show was stolen by Rigoletto's daughter Gilda, portrayed by American soprano Lisette Oropesa (last season's Nanetta in Falstaff at The National Opera). Her voice contained both a warm depth and a shining height, and her vocal acrobatics were impressive. Particularly striking was her 'Caro Nome', which initially had to be cut short because someone in the audience fell ill. She ended the aria with a beautiful trill that seemed to go on forever.— Laura Roling • Place de l'Opera
Amsterdam - Royal Concertgebouw: Rigoletto
Indeed, she shone as Gilda, showing a beautiful and refined soprano lirico with an adamant high register. She conquered a standing ovation after an immaculate Caro nome,None— Edoardo Saccenti • Opera Click
Performance History
Lisette has given 72 performances as Gilda.
2025
LA Opera2022
Metropolitan Opera
Wiener Staatsoper2021
Royal Opera House2018
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Arena di Verona
LA Opera2017
Opéra National de Paris
De Nationale Opera2016
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma2015
Teatro Real
Bayerische Staatsoper2014
Grand Théâtre de Genève2013
Metropolitan Opera2008
Arizona Opera
New Orleans Opera