Giuseppe Verdis masterpiece Rigoletto compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful is being performed for the first time on the Bregenz lake stage. The stage director and designer Philipp Stolzl, known for his successful productions at Salzburg Festival as well as music videos for the German band Rammstein, highlights the striking contrasts between spectacle and intimate chamber drama in his production of Verdis opera. Breathtaking, tight and thrilling arrangement, extremely beautiful. Philipp Stolzl delivers a superlative Rigoletto to Bregenz lake stage. (Frankfurter Rundschau Online) The performance of the three main characters has been outstanding. (Der Standard Online) Rigoletto becomes a Hollywood spectacle on Lake Constance. (Handelsblatt) Nothing but a sensation.