{"product_id":"verdi-rigoletto-scenes-and-arias","title":"Verdi: Rigoletto [Scenes And Arias]","description":"Verdi - Rigoletto - Scenes and Arias \/ Milnes, Sutherland, Pavarotti, Bonynge \/ Decca Audio CD 1988 \/ 421 303-2 UPC 028942130326 \/\/\/ Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. The work, Verdi's sixteenth in the genre, is widely considered to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi's middle-to-late career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda falls in love with the Duke and sacrifices her life to save him from the assassin hired by her father. \/\/\/ Label: Decca – 421 303-2 Format: CD, Compilation, ADRM Country: Germany Released: 1988 Genre: Classical Style: Romantic, Opera \/\/\/ Tracklist: 1 Questa O Quella 1:49 2 Pari Siamo! 4:00 3 Figlia! Mio Padre! 11:39 4 E Il Sol dell'Anima 3:07 5 Gualtier Malde...Caro Nome 6:43 6 Parmi Veder Le Lagrime 2:26 7 Povero Rigoletto! 3:36 8 Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata 4:33 9 Parla...Siam Soli...Tutte Le Feste Al Tempio 7:11 10 La Donna E Mobile 4:32 11 Bella Figlia dell'Amore 3:59 12 Chi E Mai? 6:15 Baritone Vocals [Rigoletto] – Sherrill Milnes Chorus – The Ambrosian Opera Chorus Conductor – Richard Bonynge Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra Soprano Vocals [Gilda] – Joan Sutherland Tenor Vocals [Il Duca di Mantua] – Luciano Pavarotti\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000041TY\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0000041TY.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Giuseppe Verdi|The London Symphony Orchestra|Richard Bonynge|Gillian Knight|Ambrosian Opera Chorus|Joan Sutherland|Sherrill Milnes|Ricardo Cassinelli|Luciano Pavarotti\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41702247268410,"sku":"DBV.B0000041TY.G","price":6.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0000041TY-0.jpg?v=1790313768","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/verdi-rigoletto-scenes-and-arias","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}