Performed in Italian with English supertitles
The vicious hunchbacked jester at the court of Mantua has hidden his daughter from the world, particularly from the licentious Duke of Mantua. Unfortunately, the handsome Duke has encountered Gilda and, posing as a student, wooed and won her heart. Outraged at the violation of his beloved daughter, Rigoletto plots the Duke's assassination as revenge. Gilda learns of her father's plot, and driven by overwhelming love, pays the ultimate price for interfering in her father's revenge. La donna e mobile, Caro nome and the celebrated Quartet are just a few of the many musical treasures that have made RIGOLETTO one of the most popular operas in the world
Performed in Italian with English supertitles
The vicious hunchbacked jester at the court of Mantua has hidden his daughter from the world, particularly from the licentious Duke of Mantua. Unfortunately, the handsome Duke has encountered Gilda and, posing as a student, wooed and won her heart. Outraged at the violation of his beloved daughter, Rigoletto plots the Duke's assassination as revenge. Gilda learns of her father's plot, and driven by overwhelming love, pays the ultimate price for interfering in her father's revenge. La donna e mobile, Caro nome and the celebrated Quartet are just a few of the many musical treasures that have made RIGOLETTO one of the most popular operas in the world
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