“Questa o quella“ Rigoletto, G. Verdi - Tito Schipa (Really old school tenor!)

Donations: It is a great help to continue creating content, you can order your arias with your favorite singers in the comments! Rigoletto is a three-act opera with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto in Italian by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play “Le roi s’amuse“ by Víctor Hugo. Together with “El trovador“ and “La traviata“ (both from 1853), he formed the popular operatic trilogy that Verdi composed in the middle of his career. Place and date of premiere: Teatro La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851. Roles: The Duke of Mantua (lyrical tenor) Rigoletto, court jester (dramatic baritone) Gilda, daughter of Rigoletto (coloratura soprano) Sparafucile, hitman (bass) Maddalena, sister of Sparafucile (mezzo-soprano or contralto) Giovanna, Gilda’s accompanist (mezzo-soprano) Count Monterone (baritone) Barullo, gentleman (baritone) Borsa, courtier (tenor) Count Ceprano (bass) Countess, wife of Ceprano (mezzo-soprano) Nobles, courtiers (Men’s choir: tenor and bass) Page of the Duchess (mezzo-soprano) Facebook: Old School Singers Like and subscribe to receive new videos every day, we promise! Thanks and come back soon, Old School Singers!