The libretto for Giuseppe Verdi's 'Rigoletto' was adapted by Francesco Maria Piave from Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse which was so controversial it had been banned in Paris after one performance. Le roi here isthe Duke a renowned womaniser who seduces ladies as their husbands are taunted by his hunchback jester Rigoletto. An elderly nobleman Monterone curses them both for seducing his daughter and Ceprano whose wife has been withthe Duke plots with the courtiers to punish him.Rigoletto is suspected of keeping a mistress so while Rigoletto is out the Duke slips into his house and finding Rigolettoâ??s daughter Gilda he proffers his love to herand she is smitten. After he leaves the courtiers break in and carry off Gilda to the Dukeâ??s bedchamber. Soon Rigoletto enters and realises the mistake just in time as the dishevelled Gilda runs in. As Monterone is led to thedungeon Rigoletto vows to avenge them both. Rigoletto pays the assassin Sparafucile to murder the Duke as his sister Maddalena flirts with him. However Maddalena persuades her brother to kill not the Duke but the nextvisitor to the inn instead so overhearing and resolving to sacrifice herself for the Duke Gilda enters the inn and is stabbed. Rigoletto finds Gilda dying and begging forgiveness: Monterone's curse is fulfilled.This isthe Schirmer edition of the Libretto in the original Italian with an English version by Ruth and Thomas Martin.

The libretto for Giuseppe Verdi's 'Rigoletto' was adapted by Francesco Maria Piave from Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse which was so controversial it had been banned in Paris after one performance. It is still recognised as one of Verdi's finest scores. The opening of the final act contains two of the most famous pieces in all opera: the Duke's 'La donna e mobile' (which needs no introduction) and the famous quartet 'Bella figlia dell'amore ' in which each character is expressing a different emotion. This edition is in Italian with an English version by Ruth and Thomas Martin.

vocal score based on critical edition-Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. Italian/English opera vocal score.

La référence GB5434 de l'éditeur Billaudot dont l'auteur célèbre est Verdi Giuseppe, qui a pour titre FANTAISIE SUR RIGOLETTO, a été écrite et composée pour Trompette et Cornet et plus particulièrement pour Trompette Et Piano. Cette partition musicale appartient à la catégorie Classique. / Trompette Et Piano / Partition

Classique / a cura di Claudio e David Contini / Partition CD inclus / We are presenting an anthology of operatic arias for tenor by Giuseppe Verdi including a CD with a recording of each aria. These performances were recorded during the 1930s and 1940s by some of the prominent artists of the time: Enrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Giacomo Lauri Volpi, Beniamino Gigli, Aureliano Pertile, Hipolito Lazaro, Francesco Merli, Jussi Björling, Renato Zanelli. By listening of the CD, a younger singer can gain precious information concerning various technical aspects such as vocalproduction, breathing, musical phrasing, word interpretation, and can mature his own musical choices. The performances included on the CD were originally recorded on 78's.

Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Arrangiamento di Luigi Verrini and Matteo Ferrari. For students orchestra Flauto 1, 2 e 3, Clarinet 1, 2 e 3, Guitar 1, 2 e 3, Percussions e Piano./ Répertoire / Ensemble