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# Verdi: Rigoletto / David McVicar, Royal Opera House

**Brand:** paolo gavanellimarcelo alvarezdavid mcvicar
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- **What is this?** Verdi: Rigoletto / David McVicar, Royal Opera House by paolo gavanellimarcelo alvarezdavid mcvicar
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Verdi's drama of revenge, in its stunning new production by David McVicar, is filled with some of the composer's most celebrated music. Sir Edward Downes conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House with a cast which includes Paolo Gavanelli, Marcelo Alvarez and Christine Schäfer. Contains nudity.Sung in Italian with English subtitlesExtras: BBC documentary - Verdi through the looking glassDirector David McVicar talks about his production of RigolettoIllustrated synopsis of the operaIllustrated booklet with biographies in English, French and GermanDuke of Mantua: Marcelo AlvarezMatteo Borsa: Peter Auty Count Ceprano: Graeme BroadbentCountess Ceprano: Dervla RamsayRigoletto: Paolo Gavanelli Marullo: Quentin HayesCount Monterone: Giovan Battista Parodi Sparafucile: Eric Halfvarson Gilda: Christine SchäferGiovanna: Elizabeth SikoraPage: Andrea HazellCourt usher: Nigel CliffeMaddalena: Graciela ArayaOrchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera HouseConductor Edward Downes Director: David McVicarSets: Michael ValeCostumes: Tanya McCallin

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Paolo Gavanelli !!!
  

*by T***. on Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2012*

Verdi's brilliant Rigoletto is an opera not to be missed ... and so is the magnificent baritione Paolo Gavanelli as  the title character in this David McVicar production.  The sound of his voice is truly awesome, and I find it a pity that this is the only opera DVD on which he appears.  His acting is captivating as well.Christine Schafer is wonderful as Rigoletto's daughter Gilda.  Together, they display a splendid chemistry.The duke is performed admirably by the ever capable Marcello Alvarez.Normally, I'm not a big fan of Kultur releases ... in fact, I had to check and see if my copy was from Kultur, or the Opus Arte release also available through amazon (for 2 or 3 times the $).  The video seems fine, although the audio is at times a little uneven (and this was also pointed out by another reviewer concerning the Opus Arte release as well).However, Paolo Gavanelli's  breathtaking baritone and Ms. Schafer's ever reliable and inspiring effort make this a favorite among the 30 or so operas in my collection.

### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Cheap, ugly.
  

*by W***L on Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2012*

Marcello Alvarez is about as harsh and unlistenable a bellowing tenor as you will find.  Grates on the nerves like the cheap, ugly "chicken wire" fence that provides the visual focus for the production. Stark, drab, black/white "scenery" and costumes underscore the overdoing of Rigoletto as monster insect [canes attached to both arms as he "crab-walks" about the stage].  Gavanelli seems to have a good voice, but once you have heard Sherrill Milnes in the part, with his beautifully expressive voice, giving us a Rigoletto as flawed, but touchingly vulnerable, you will probably be unsatisfied with crude black/white versions.  Is the director on an absurdly tight budget, or is he afraid that current morality might miss the point that the Duke and company are  immoral?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Rigoletto Covent Garden
  

*by A***O on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010*

If you have as good a cast as they did in this production and all the principals performed quite well, why the nudity in the opening scene? Keep that stuff for "Salome" where it is fully justified if done as well as Maria Ewing did at the ROH or Catherine Malfitano at the Deutsche Oper.

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