Rigoletto

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Record ID
49
Identifier
9481
Genre
Work Title
Rigoletto
Uniform Title
Rigoletto
Program/Series Title
Live from the Met
Text Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (libretto)
Production Year
1977
Transmission/Release Date
11/7/77
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
PBS
Home Video - DVD
DG
Conductor/Music Director
Levine, James, 1943-
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists
Placido Domingo (Duke) ; Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto) ; John Cheek (Monterone) ; Justino Diaz (Sparafucile) ; Ileana Cotrubas (Gilda) ; Isola Jones (Maddalena) ; Ariel Bybee (Giovanna) ; Robert Goodloe (Marullo) ; James Atherton (Borsa) ; Philip Booth (Count Ceprano) ; Loretta di Franco (Countess Ceprano) ; Alma Jean Smith (Page) ; Peter Sliker (Guardia)
Participants
Francis Robinson (host) ; Peter Allen (announcer)
TV/Film Director
Browning, Kirk, 1921-
Stage Director
Dexter, John, 1925-1990
Sets
Moiseiwitsch, Tanya, 1914-
Costumes
Moiseiwitsch, Tanya, 1914-
Choreography
Vesak, Norbert
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
Producer
Sarson, Christopher
Executive Producer
Bronson, Michael
Technical Information
Live ; color ; stereo
Other Information
Internission features: Francis Robinson discusses Verdi ; Ileana Cotrubas interview (Robinson) ; James Levine interview (Tony Randall) ; Costume shop (Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Ileana Cotrubas fitting) ; John Dexter questioned by students on Rigoletto. Peabody Award, 1977 ; Sonya Friedman (English subtitles) ; Live from the Met ; later title: The Metropolitan Opera Presents
Duration
ca. 180'
Presenting Station
WNET
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT (X)

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