Thomson Smillie

An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto"

Featuring
Release date April, 2002

Tracklist

1
Introduction
8:12
8:12
2
Rigoletto and the censors
4:43
4:43
3
Verdi's career - the long view
3:17
3:17
4
Act I - Prelude
4:58
4:58
5
Monterone's curse
4:06
4:06
6
Rigoletto and Sparafucile
3:51
3:51
7
Rigoletto's love for his daughter - Gilda's entrance
3:33
3:33
8
The Duke and Gilda
3:24
3:24
9
Gilda's aria 'caro nome' - Gilda's abduction
7:39
7:39
10
Act II
6:44
6:44
11
Rigoletto's grief
5:52
5:52
12
Gilda's love - Rigoletto's call for revenge
4:24
4:24
13
Act III
5:01
5:01
14
Quartet - the Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto
5:16
5:16
15
'Ah, la maledizione!' - 'The curse!'
7:55
7:55