Rigoletto: A Guide to the OperaDiscusses the background of the opera, synopsis of the plot, music, survey of performances, chronology and major compositions by Verdi. |
Contents
Contents Foreword | 7 |
Background to the Opera ΙΟ | 10 |
From Le roi samuse to Rigoletto 28 | 28 |
Copyright | |
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abduct allegro amore aria baritone beauty BORSA Brenna buffone Busseto Carlo casa character CHORUS cielo composer CONTE DI CEPRANO CONTE DI MONTERONE CORO Cortigiani COUNT CEPRANO COUNT MONTERONE Countess Ceprano courtiers Covent Garden curse daughter donna è mobile door dramatic DUCA duet Duke of Mantua Duke's entra Erna Berger Ernani esce father Fenice figlia fondo Francesco Maria Piave GILDA Ah Giovanna Giuseppe heart Hugo Hugo's play hunchback Jan Peerce jester King La Scala La traviata laugh Le roi s'amuse Leonard Warren libretto Luisa Miller MADDALENA maledizione MARULLO melody Metropolitan Opera Milan mistress night notte Opera House orchestra padre Paris piano Piave Piave's porta première quartet Rigoletto Rigoletto enters RIGOLETTO tra sé roi s'amuse role sack Scala scena scene scudi sempre Sherrill Milnes Signor singers sings solo soprano SPARAFUCILE Stiffelio Teatro Tell tempo theatre Triboulet tutto vendetta Venice Verdi's vocal voice young