Rigoletto

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.

Trilogia popolare - Edizione critica (ril. brochure). Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Anlässlich des 200-jährigen Jubiläums von Giuseppe Verdi erschien 2013 der 4-bändige Schuber POPULAR TRIOLOGY mit den drei bekanntesten Opern des Komponisten: RIGOLETTO (1851) und IL TROVATORE (1853), jeweils in einem Band sowie LA TRAVIATA (1853)in zwei Bänden. Der elegante, kostengünstige Schuber enthält Klavierauszüge, die auf den kritischen Ausgaben der Partituren beruhen, die bei RICORDI in Zusammenarbeit mit THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS erschienen sind (RIGOLETTO: Martin Chusid, ed. IL TROVATORE:David Lawton, ed. LA TRAVIATA: Fabrizio Della Seta, ed. ) / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Voix et Piano Réduction

Cette partition FANTAISIE SUR RIGOLETTO de Genin Paul-Agricole a été éditée par les éditions Billaudot. La référence de cette partition de musique est GB3293. Cette oeuvre d'une durée de 00:12:00 est idéale pour les musiciens pratiquant Flûte Traversière. Après quelques heures de pratique, cette partition n'aura plus de secret pour vous. / Flûte Et Piano / Partition

Giulio Briccialdi's Rigoletto Fantasy Op.106 for Flute with Piano accompaniment as edited by Henner Eppel.

Featuring a solo violinist this arrangement offers a wonderful showcase to perform one of Verdi's memorable arias from his famed opera Rigoletto. With easy solid accompaniment writing your soloist can shine with the freeand lyrical vocal styling all carefully crafted for those orchestras who thrive on classic repertoire.

The Doppler brothers, both, flautists and composers, were contemporaries of Verdi and performed their Fantasy on Rigoletto only a few years after the opera was premiered. For 2 flutes and orchestra Arranger: Gamzou Yoel