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.
SKU: HL.49041683
ISBN 9783254080271. German - Italian.
After the extraordinary success of 'Rigoletto', Verdi who was constantly looking for material for an opera came across 'El trobador', a play by the Spaniard Antonio Garcia Gutierrez. The transformation of the original into a libretto that met Verdi's demands turned out to be difficult. Although the libretto is said to suffer from a great lack of quality, the opera audience is agreed that 'The Troubadour' is unsurpassed in its temperament and immense verve.Apart from the libretto, this edition contains introductory commentaries of Kurt Pahlen who also adds information on the compositional structure and context to the musical as well as external and internal dramatic action of the opera. A short synopsis and a brief outline of the genesis bring the work into relation with the composer's entire oeuvre and his life, thus offering a comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094758-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
This piece, as the title might suggest, brings together Verdi’s greatest operatic triumphs. Amongst his best hits are Nabucco from 1842, which signified a turn-around after the flop of a previous opera, as well as Rigoletto, which in 1851 propelled him to international fame. Verdi’s Triumphs features: Triumphmarch and Su! Del nilo al sacro lido from Aida, the Prisoners’ Freedom Choir from Nabucco and La donna è mobile from Rigoletto.Zoals de titel al doet vermoeden, brengt dit werk de grootste triomfen van Verdi samen. Zijn bekendste opera’s zijn ongetwijfeld Nabucco uit 1842, maar ook Rigoletto uit 1851. Deze opera’s bezorgden hem eeuwige roem. In Verdi’s Triumphs vinden we de Triumphmarch en Su! Del nilo al sacro lido uit Aida, het Prisoners’ Freedom Choir uit Nabucco en La donna è mobile uit Rigoletto terug. Zu Verdis größten Triumphen zählen sicherlich die Opern Nabucco von 1842, die eine Wende nach einigen Misserfolgen markierte, Rigoletto, die ihm 1851 zum internationalen Durchbruch verhalf und Aida, die er zur Eröffnung des Suezkanals schrieb. Auch aus heutiger Sicht sind gerade diese Werke besonders bekannt und beliebt. Daher wählte Wil van der Beek für sein Arrangement die folgenden Titel: Triumphmarsch und Su! Del nilo al sacro lido aus Aida, den Chor der Gefangenen aus Nabucco sowie La donna è mobile aus Rigoletto.Cette oeuvre comme le titre l'indique, rassemble les plus grands trimphes d'opéras de Verdi. On retrouve bien entendu Nabucco, Aida ainsi que Rigoletto. Verdi's Triumphs contient les titres suivants : Marche Trimphale ! Del nilo al sacro lido extrait d'Aida, Prisoners' Freedom Choir extrait de Nabucco et La donna è mobile de Rigoletto Dopo oltre un secolo dalla loro creazione, le opere di Verdi dominano ancora il repertorio dell’arte lirica. Nabucco (1842), Rigoletto (1851) e Aida (composta in occasione dell’inaugurazione del Canale di Suez), tra le altre, sono entrate nell’olimpo dell’opera. Verdi’s Triumphs di Wil van der Beek raccoglie quattro temi molto popolari: la Marcia trionfale e Su! Del Nilo al sacro lido dall’Aida, il Coro degli Schiavi dal Nabucco e La donna è mobile dal Rigoletto.
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SKU: HL.50601627
The Works of Giuseppe Verdi is the first critical edition of the composer's oeuvre. Together with his operas, the series offers his songs, choral music and sacred pieces, and string quartet and other instrumental works. This edition of Rigoletto is based on Verdi's autograph score and an array of additional sources, including contemporary manuscript copies, early editions, and performing parts. It also takes into consideration the abbozzo published in facsimile in 1941, an autograph manuscript containing sketch fragments and a complete continuity draft of the opera. The edition identifies and resolves numerous ambiguities of harmony, melodic detail, text, and phrasing that have marred previous scores. In addition, it reinstates theoriginal reading of several lines of the libretto, which had been censored prior to the opera's first performance in Venice in 1851.Martin Chusid's extensive introduction and critical commentary to the score discuss this and other matters of censorship and shed light on the genesis, sources, and performance history of Rigoletto.
SKU: BT.ERBA-11791
SKU: AP.6-83896X
ISBN 9780486838960. UPC: 800759838967. English.
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi dominated the opera world for most of the nineteenth century, and his works remain a mainstay of theaters around the world. From Rigoletto's sprightly La donna é mobile to the rousing Anvil Chorus of Il Trovatore, the composer's music is known and loved by people who've never set foot in an opera house. Now novice keyboardists of all ages can play selections from Verdi's most popular works with these special arrangements of 32 pieces.Highlights include the charming aria Heavenly Aida from the opera set in Egypt during the reign of the pharaohs; Nabucco's Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, also known as Va, pensiero (Hasten, Thoughts); the Prelude to Act III of La Traviata; the opening of Requiem, Verdi's setting of the Catholic Mass for the Dead; plus selections from Macbeth, Otello, Jerusalem, and other operas. Each selection features a brief introduction, and all the compositions are available as downloadable MP3s (see inside for details).
