Rigoletto

• Cast: Cornell MacNeil, Ileana Cotrubas, Justino Díaz, Plácido Domingo, Isola Jones
• Duration: 137 minutes
• Genre: Drama, Music
• Rating: 10/10
• Release Date: 1977-11-07

A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester strives to save his daughter from a duke’s licentious clutches, but can't part with the feeling that a curse looms over all of his actions. In Rigoletto, the composer introduces several of his most iconic arias and duets—as well as an 11th-hour quartet that counts among the finest moments in opera.