

A jester's curse, a father's revenge, and Verdi at his most vicious.
Live recording at Parma Verdi Festival 6 October, 2008. Massimo Zanetti conducting Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. Stage director Stefano Vizioli.
Acting
Nucci owns Rigoletto's crumpled humanity.
Direction
Vizioli's staging balances intimacy and grandeur.
Score
Verdi's curse motif still chills.
Director
Stefano Vizioli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Leo Nucci was 67 during this recording yet still nails Rigoletto's punishing vocal demands.
Parma's Verdi Festival takes place in the composer's hometown; locals judge productions harshly.
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