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175 years ago today, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto premiered in Venice. This cornerstone of opera seasons present and past tells the story of a court jester...
175 years ago today, Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto premiered in Venice. This cornerstone of opera seasons present and past tells the story of a court jester who tries to interfere with a duke's courting of his daughter, but it doesn't go as he plans. There is cross-dressing, assassins, and one of the most iconic melodies in the tenor range, La donna è mobile. LISTEN to the aria below... (1851)
