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Caro nome
      from Act I, Scene II of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : lyric soprano
• Setting : The house of Rigoletto
• Range : B4 to C#/Db6. Tessitura : F#/Gb4 to A6
• Synopsis : After the Duke in the guise of a poor student has seduced her, Gilda sings of her new-found love.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Bill King.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2565, for opera : #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Tutte le feste al tempio - part of a duet
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : lyric soprano
• Setting : A room in the Duke's palace
• Range : E4 to A6. Tessitura : G4 to F5
• Synopsis : Gilda tells her father of her love for the Duke in his guise as a student.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Questa o quella - Ballata
      from Act I, Scene I of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : The Duke of Mantua,
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : lyric tenor
• Setting : A hall in the palace of the Duke of Mantua
• Range : D#/Eb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
• Synopsis : After he discloses his wish to woo the Countess Ceprano, the Duke is warned that the Countess has a jealous husband. The Duke replies that he will go after any woman that he wants to and that he won't be scared off by any jealous husbands.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Bill King.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #0550, for opera : #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Parmi veder le lagrime
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : The Duke of Mantua,
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : lyric tenor
• Setting : A room in the Duke's palace
• Range : F3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to F#/Gb4
• Synopsis : Discovering that someone has abducted Gilda after he seduced her, the Duke sings of his unhappiness that someone has taken his "beloved" one away.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Bill King.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

La donna č mobile - Canzone
      from Act III of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : The Duke of Mantua,
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : lyric tenor
• Setting : The inn of Sparafucile
• Range : F#/Gb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : F#/Gb3 to F#/Gb4
• Synopsis : The Duke, disguised as a soldier, sings that all women are fickle and that they will betray anyone who falls in love with them.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Bill King.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Randy Garrou and translation into Spanish by Alejandro González Ponce.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2417, for opera : #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Pari siamo
      from Act I, Scene II of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Rigoletto, a hunchbacked jester
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : A street
• Range : C3 to E4. Tessitura : D3 to E4
• Synopsis : After he meets Sparafucile, an assassin, Rigoletto compares himself to the murderer saying that as Sparafucile used his knife as a weapon, Rigoletto used his tongue.
• Sound file : MIDI file and zip format of aria alone and MIDI file and zip format of aria with accompanying duet sequenced by Bill King.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Possente amor mi chiama - Cabaletta for Parmi veder le lagrime
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : The Duke of Mantua,
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : lyric tenor
• Setting : A room in the Duke's palace
• Range : F#/Gb3 to A5. Tessitura : A4 to A5
• Synopsis : The Duke has been told that Gilda has been abducted by some members of his court for the Duke. He sings of his great pleasure of having her for his own.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
      from Act II of the Italian opera, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto : Francesco Maria Piave

• Role : Rigoletto, a hunchbacked jester
• Voice Part : baritone   Fach : dramatic baritone
• Setting : A room in the Duke's palace
• Range : C3 to F#/Gb4. Tessitura : F3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Rigoletto's daughter has been abducted by several courtiers and given to the Duke. When Rigoletto tries to get through them to find his daughter, they will not let him and he releases his fury upon them.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Guia Monti.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #1647, for opera : #50338 (Ricordi). Buy score online at Sheet Music Plus.