Rigoletto (2008): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2008, Rigoletto is a musik film directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff, running about 118 minutes. “Rigoletto (2008) Staatsoper Dresden. Verdi / Italian” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Both Florez and Diana Damrau brought their bel canto expertise and superb vocalism to the service of Verdi's music. The Rigoletto, Zeljko Lucic, ran the gamut from tenderness with his Gilda to thundering fury with everyone else. I also liked the production. At first, when Rigoletto was putting on his grease paint during the overture, I was afraid that it might be a typical "Euro-trash" production, with a bit of warmed over I Pagliacci. But the sets and dramatic action really served the music and libretto. I would have to say that I came to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the story and characters as a result of seeing this performance.

Who’s in it. Rigoletto stars Juan Diego Flórez as Duke of Mantua, Željko Lučić as Rigoletto, Diana Damrau as Gilda and Georg Zeppenfeld as Sparafucile, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Rigoletto has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Stingray Classica Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rigoletto page.

If you liked it. Fans of Rigoletto tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco - Lebendiger als das Leben!, Green Book - Eine besondere Freundschaft and Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten.