A brand-new production, Rigoletto unleashes Verdi’s theatrical power in full force. The celebrated third-act quartet — one of opera’s most iconic moments — will feature Matthew White, Sarah Dufresne, Etienne Dupuis, and Rose Naggar-Tremblay.
Under the direction of François Racine, this staging revisits Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse with intensity, exposing a world where passion, authority, and moral corruption collide.
A bitter jester in the service of a predatory duke, Rigoletto believes he’s untouchable — until the cruelty he helps fuel comes crashing back onto his own life. His daughter Gilda, sheltered from the world, falls in love with the same duke without knowing who he really is. Manipulation, betrayal, vengeance: the tension tightens around father and daughter, propelling them toward a fate as devastating as it is inevitable. Even the purest love offers no protection here.
PREOPERA
A free pre-concert presentation will take place one hour before each performance at the Piano nobile in Place des Arts.
Moderator : Pierre Vachon, musicologist
Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
(1813-1901)
Stage Direction
François Racine
Distribution
Matthew White
Sarah Dufresne
Etienne Dupuis
Nathan Berg
Rose Naggar-Tremblay
Gregory Dahl
Grace Budoloski
Onur Hilaloglu
Jeremy Scinocca
Musical Direction
Simon Rivard
Design Direction
Jean Bard
Costume Design
Jessica Poirier-Chang
Lighting Design
Alexandre Pilon-Guay
Video Design
Gaspard Philippe
Chorus Direction
Claude Webster
Opéra de Montréal Chorus
Orchestre Métropolitain
Production
Productions ODM inc. with the financial support from SODEC – Crédit d’impôt spectacles.
