Italo-American actor and
director John Turturro spent the weekend in the Sicilian
regional capital to discuss the details of his 'Rigoletto' by
Giuseppe Verdi, which is due to open at the Teatro Massimo on
October 13, it emerged on Monday.
Turturro is currently in Rome for filming of a new TV
adaptation of Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'.
He is playing hero William of Baskerville, alongside Rupert
Everett as Inquisitor Bernard Gui, the monk's antagonist.
In Turturro's 'Rigoletto' the role of the protagonist will be
played by the great baritone Leo Nucci in a production that will
pay homage to the director's Italian citizenship and father, who
allowed him to attend the Yale School of Drama and set out on
his career.
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