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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 coloratura
Setting: The house of Rigoletto
Synopsis: After the Duke in the guise of a poor student named Gualtier Malde has seduced her, Gilda sings of her new-found love.
Range: Tessitura:
B3 - C#/Db6F#/Gb4 - A5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-06-20)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Bill King
Sheet Music/Scores:
Larsen, Robert. Arias for Soprano. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Soprano Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
The Ultimate Soprano Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Verdi - Arias for Soprano Vol. 1. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aria Album for Soprano - Vol. 1. Published by Edition Peters. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. The Art of Joan Sutherland - Volume VII: Verdi Arias. Published by Boosey and Hawkes. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Prima Donna's Album. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Cantolopera: Verdi Arias for Soprano. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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 coloratura
Setting: A room in the Duke's palace
Synopsis: Gilda tells her father of her love for the Duke in his guise as a student.
Range: Tessitura:
E4 - A5G4 - F5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-07-09)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Soprano Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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
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 pass and he releases his fury upon them.
Range: Tessitura:
C3 - F#/Gb4F3 - D#/Eb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-07-09)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
none
Recordings:
none
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
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.
Range: Tessitura:
C3 - E4D3 - E4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-06-20)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Bill King. Notes: aria alone
MIDI version by Bill King. Notes: duet
Sheet Music/Scores:
Verdi, Giuseppe. Aria Album for Soprano - Vol. 1. Published by Edition Peters. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Baritone. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
La donna è 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
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.
Range: Tessitura:
F#/Gb3 - A#/Bb4F#/Gb3 - F#/Gb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Randall Garrou (added 2000-03-30)
Translation into Spanish by Alejandro González Ponce (added 2000-03-30)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Bill King
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Cantolopera: Verdi Arias for Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Adler, Kurt. Operatic Anthology, Volume 3 - Tenor. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Enrico Caruso - Voices of the Opera Series. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Tenor Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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
Synopsis: Discovering that someone has abducted Gilda after he seduced her, the Duke sings of his unhappiness that someone has taken his "beloved" away.
Range: Tessitura:
F3 - G#/Ab4G#/Ab3 - F#/Gb4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-06-20)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Bill King
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Cantolopera: Verdi Arias for Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Adler, Kurt. Operatic Anthology, Volume 3 - Tenor. Published by G. Schirmer. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Anthology of Italian Opera - Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Tenor Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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
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.
Range: Tessitura:
F#/Gb3 - A4A3 - A4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-07-09)
Sounds:
none
Sheet Music/Scores:
none
Recordings:
none
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
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 and that he won't be scared off by any jealous husbands.
Range: Tessitura:
D#/Eb3 - A#/Bb4G#/Ab3 - G#/Ab4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Guia Monti (added 1997-06-20)
Sounds:
MIDI version by Bill King
Sheet Music/Scores:
The Ultimate Tenor Aria Album (Version 2.0). Published by CD Sheet Music. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Celebri Arie di Opere - Volume 4. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Cantolopera: Verdi Arias for Tenor. Published by Ricordi. Available at Amazon.com and Sheetmusicplus.com.
Verdi, Giuseppe. Favorite Tenor Arias. Published by Ricordi. Available at Sheetmusicplus.com.
Recordings:
none
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