Verdi’s Rigoletto, one of his most successful operas, is based on Victor Hugo’s play Le Roi s’amuse, which for Verdi was the greatest drama of the present day. The “spectacular production” (La Vanguardia) at the Gran Teatre del Liceu “under excellent musical direction by Riccardo Frizza”, “the dramatic depth of Carlos Álvarez and the triumphant debut of Javier Camarena as Duke of Mantua” (El Periodico) made it a “top-class Rigoletto” (bachtrack.com). “A production with this simplicity requires outstanding direction, which is achieved here” (Seen and Heard International) and is crowned by the colourful costumes of the Oscar-winning Sandy Powell.

Cast:
- The Duke of Mantua: Javier Camarena
- Rigoletto: Carlos Álvarez
- Gilda: Désirée Rancatore
- Sparafucile: Ante Jerkunica
- Maddalena: Ketevan Kemoklidze
- Giovanna: Gemma Coma-Alabert
- Il Conte do Monterone: Gianfranco Montresor
- Marullo: Toni Marsol
- Matteo Borsa: Josep Fadó
- Il Conte di Ceprano: Xavier Mendoza
- La Contessa di Ceprano: Mercedes Gancedo
- A Page: Mariel Fontes

Staged by: Monique Wagemakers
Costumes by: Sandy Powell
Recording date: Gran Teatre Del Liceu, 2017
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD MA 5.0
Picture: NTSC, 16:9 / 1080i
Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Korean, Japanese
Booklet: English, German, French
Total running time: 133 mins