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Bookmark or Share- Rigoletto - WikipediaRigoletto was a great box-office success for La Fenice and Verdi's first major Italian triumph since the 1847 premiere of Macbeth in Florence. It initially had a run of 13 performances and was revived in Venice the following year, and again in 1854.
- Rigoletto | Verdi’s Tragic Opera of Love & Betrayal | BritannicaRigoletto, opera in three acts by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave) that premiered at La Fenice opera house in Venice on March 11, 1851. Based closely on the controversial 1832 play Le Roi s’amuse (The King Amuses Himself; also performed in English as The
- Rigoletto: Opera Synopsis, Meaning & Famous Songs | ENOA tragic story of jealousy, vengeance and sacrifice, Rigoletto is one of Verdi’s most popular operas. It features some of opera’s most immediately recognisable songs, including the famous Act 3 Quartet (‘Bella figlia dell’amore’) and (‘Women abandon us’ (‘La donna è mobile’).
- Rigoletto - The Opera 101Rigoletto is the first of Verdi’s middle period operas and marks a shift towards coherent musical tapestries instead of the typical Italian aria format (though Verdi by no means leaves the form behind). There are fewer applause breaks than in his earlier works, the drama seemingly rushing headlong towards its conclusion.
- Rigoletto - Metropolitan OperaVerdi’s heartbreaking masterpiece returns, with reigning Verdi baritone Quinn Kelsey reprising his devastating portrayal of the hunchbacked court jester.
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