Rigoletto. Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the theater San Carlo, Napoli, May 2013

In one of his interviews for London media (2010) Dmitri Hvorostovsky shared his feelings about the role of Rigoletto: Hes a loving father. Its a similar story to La Traviata father and daughter thats the main point of the opera and the revenge aspect is secondary. Theres so much lyricism. Im still a lyric baritone, so I use that to color the role. Rigoletto is not easy at all. Its the most difficult for a baritone. Its the highest possible vocally. Its very challenging. You have to be very fit and prepared for the Here are some fragments of Rigoletto s performance in Napoli (2013), that illustrate the father s care and love for Gilda. The short reportage at the beginning about the performance.