Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story (2005) is a film version of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave). Filmed in Siena in 2002, it was directed by Gianfranco Fozzi and produced by David Guido Pietroni and Maurizio De Santis distributed worldwide by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Cast

Rigoletto, the Duke's jester (baritone) – Roberto Servile

Gilda, his daughter (soprano) – Inva Mula

Duke of Mantua (tenor) – Marcelo Álvarez

Sparafucile, an assassin (bass) – Andrea Silvestrelli

Maddalena, his sister (mezzo-soprano) – Svetlana Serdar

Giovanna, Gilda's Nurse (mezzo-soprano) – Paola Leveroni

Count Ceprano (bass) – Boschetti Giulio

Countess Ceprano, his wife (mezzo-soprano) – Emilia Bertoncello

Matteo Borsa, a courtier (tenor) – Giovanni Maini

Count Monterone (baritone) – Cesare Lana

Marullo (baritone) Andrea Cortese

Film details

Film Company: Roadhouse Movie

Label: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Producers: David Guido Pietroni and Maurizio De Santis

Stage director: Vittorio Sgarbi

Film director: Gianfranco Fozzi

Post Production: Christian Verzino

Costume Designer: Vivienne Westwood

Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

Orchestra: Arturo Toscanini Foundation

Runtime: USA: 126 minutes

Country: Italy

Language: Italian

Sound Mix: Celeste Frigo, Mauro Casazza

Certification: Australia:G / UK:U

Bonus: Exclusive comic book inside "Rigoletto comix" by Enrico Simonato

External links

2002 films

2000s musical films

Italian musical films

Films based on works by Victor Hugo

Films based on operas by Giuseppe Verdi

Films set in the 16th century

Opera films

2000s Italian films

Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story