Rigoletto

Rigoletto PDF Author: Charles Osborne
Publisher: Random House Business Books
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Category : Music
Languages : it
Pages : 168

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Discusses the background of the opera, synopsis of the plot, music, survey of performances, chronology and major compositions by Verdi.

Rigoletto

Rigoletto PDF Author: Charles Osborne
Publisher: Random House Business Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : it
Pages : 168

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Discusses the background of the opera, synopsis of the plot, music, survey of performances, chronology and major compositions by Verdi.

Rigoletto

Rigoletto PDF Author: Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italian language materials
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Rigoletto

Rigoletto PDF Author:
Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN: 0967397375
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Rigoletto

Rigoletto PDF Author: Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 071454499X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 83

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The subject cannot fail!' exulted Verdi, when recommending Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse to his librettist. But the censors made every effort to stop it, and the baritone was not easily convinced that a hunchback role would suit him. Jonathan Keates gives a vivid insight into the composition of a masterpiece. Verdi long afterwards thought it his best work, and Roger Parker explains why. Peter Nichols, author of several bestselling books in Italy, picks out some of the peculiarly Italian attitudes and characters in the opera which make it timeless - and incredibly modern.Contents: Introduction, Jonathan Keates; Musical Commentary, Roger Parker; The Timelessness of 'Rigoletto', Peter Nichols; Rigoletto: Text by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's 'Le Roi s'amuse'; Rigoletto: English translation by James Fenton

Verdi's Rigoletto

Verdi's Rigoletto PDF Author: Burton D. Fisher
Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN: 1102020893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Mr. Rigoletto

Mr. Rigoletto PDF Author: Louis Quilico
Publisher: Captus Press
ISBN: 9781896691831
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Rigoletto

Rigoletto PDF Author: Franz Liszt
Publisher:
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Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Verdi's Rigoletto

Verdi's Rigoletto PDF Author: Michael Steen
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848316062
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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From the première of Rigoletto at Venice's La Fenice in 1851, the Duke's La donna è mobile caught on with the public and has done much to ensure the ongoing popularity of Verdi's opera about the body in the sack. Rigoletto, the sarcastic court jester, is cursed by a nobleman who he has mocked. Subsequent events see the curse realised, as Rigoletto's daughter Gilda is kidnapped, raped, and later killed. The story, originally about King François, contemporary of the English King Henry VIII, came from a novel by Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables and the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Concerned by its combination of debauchery, seduction, rape by a king, regicide, kidnap and murder, the censors required the librettist Francesco Piave to relocate it from the Louvre in Paris to the court in Mantua. The wonderful music also includes the Duke's Questa o quella, Gilda's Caro nome, Rigoletto's Piangi! piangi fanciulla and the glorious ensemble Bella figlia dell'amore. Enrico Caruso made his début at the Metropolitan Opera House as Rigoletto. Others who have starred include Patti, Melba, Callas, Domingo and Pavarotti. Written by Michael Steen, author of the acclaimed The Lives and Times of the Great Composers, 'Short Guides to Great Operas' are concise, entertaining and easy to read. They are packed with useful information and informed opinion, helping to make you a truly knowledgeable opera-goer, and so maximising your enjoyment of a great musical experience. Other 'Short Guides to Great Operas' that you may enjoy include La Traviata, Tosca and Lucia di Lammermoor.

Verdi's Opera Rigoletto

Verdi's Opera Rigoletto PDF Author: Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Verdi in America

Verdi in America PDF Author: George Whitney Martin
Publisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 1580463886
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 498

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A renowned Verdi authority offers here the often-astounding first history of how Verdi's early operas -- including one of his great masterpieces, Rigoletto -- made their way into America's musical life.