Credits:

Riccardo Frizza

Description:

Rigoletto, the court jester to the dissolute Duke of Mantua, resents his own ugly appearance, hates society, and is despised by the Dukes courtiers for his sharp tongue. Yet even Rigoletto had a beloved only daughter, Gilda, whom he had raised with great care. One day, of all things, Gilda is abducted by the Duke of Mantua and raped. Upon learning of this, Rigoletto swears revenge and hires the assassin Sparafucile to kill the Duke, butFor the 202021 season, the May Festival in Florence presented a new production of *Rigoletto*. Although the scheduled performances were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production went ahead as a performance without an audience on February 23, 2021. It was streamed live online and recorded.Directed by Rivermore, this new production rapidly shifts the setting from act to actbetween the Mantua court, a semi-basement laundry, a seedy nightclub, and a su