Etienne Dupuis returns to the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the title role of Rigoletto in a production by Jan Bosse and under the musical direction of Michele Spotti, alternating with Friedrich Praetorius. He will sing alongside Brenda Rae as Gilda, Andrei Danilov as Duca di Mantova, Tobias Kehrer as Sparafucile, and Stephanie Wake-Edwards as Maddalena / Giovanna. The three performances will occur on January 10, 17, and 27, 2025.

The Quebecois baritone added the role of the hunchback jester in December 2023 at the Teatro Real Madrid, reprising it last summer during the tour of Royal Opera House London in Japan, receiving accolades and rave reviews on both occasions.

Etienne Dupuis is a well-known and much-admired name at the Deutsche Oper, where he has already graced the stage as Rodrigo di Posa in Don Carlo, Eugene Onegin, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Giorgio Germont in La traviata, Renato in Un ballo in maschera, Marcello in La bohème, Silvio in Pagliacci and as Hérode in concert performances of Hérodiade, a CD recording of which has just been released on the Naxos label.

[Photo: Emilie Brouchon]