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Great Performances  Rigoletto from Mantua

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Program: Great Performances

Episode: Rigoletto from Mantua

Directed by Marco Bellocchio, Rigoletto from Mantua stars Placido Domingo in the baritone title role of Rigoletto; Julia Novikova as his innocent daughter Gilda; Vittorio Grigolo as the womanizing Duke; and Ruggero Raimondi as the assassin Sparafucile. The film is recorded in in the Renaissance splendor of Mantua, Italy, in the actual places and hours of the day specified in the libretto.

Duration: (2:23:42)
Premiere Date: 07/15/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G


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