The enormous clown's head—its serene face capable of transforming into a lecherous misogynist and a screaming grimace; the glowing tethered balloon from which Gilda is abducted after her love aria "Caro nome"; the ruthless yet seductive Duke accompanied by his troupe of daring acrobats—these spectacular images from Philipp Stölzl's production have travelled the world since the premiere. The opera and film director brings Giuseppe Verdi's gripping music vividly to life on the Seebühne, presenting Rigoletto as a compelling drama that unites circus spectacle with intimate chamber theater.
Stage Music in cooperation with the Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium
PREMIERE 22 July 2021 – 9.15 p.m. Seebühne
Opera in three acts (1851)
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Victor Hugos Le Roi s'amuse (1832)
