Rigoletto

Overview

This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter had been seduced by the Duke with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda likewise falls in love with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father.

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Top cast

Tito Gobbi

Rigoletto

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Marcella Govoni

Gilda

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Lina Pagliughi

Gilda (voice)

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Mario Filippeschi

Duke of Mantua

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Giulio Neri

Sparafucile

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Giuseppe Varni

Count of Ceprano

Marcello Giorda

Monterone

Roberto Bruni

Borsa

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Virgilio Gottardi

Marcello

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Anna Maria Canali

Maddalena (ca Anna Maria Canale)