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 Rigoletto
The opera Rigoletto
was composed by Giuseppe Verdi
to a libretto by
Francesco Maria Piave
based on Le Roi s'amuse
by Victor Hugo.
It was first performed at Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Italy) on 1851-03-11 and published by
Ricordi.
The opera is set in
Mantua.
Dramatis Personae:
- Borsa,
A courtier
(Tenor)
- Count Ceprano
(Bass)
- Count Monterone
(Bass)
- Countess Ceprano
(Mezzosoprano)
- Court usher
(Bass)
- Duke of Mantua
(Tenor)
- Gilda,
Rigoletto's daughter
(Soprano)
- Giovanna,
Gilda's duenna
(Soprano)
- Maddalena,
Sparafucile's sister
(Contralto)
- Marullo,
A nobleman
(Baritone)
- Page
(Mezzosoprano)
- Rigoletto,
Court jester to the Duke of Mantua
(Baritone)
- Sparafucile,
A hired assassin
(Bass)
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