Track Listing 1. Rigoletto, opera: No. 1, Prelude 2. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 2a, "Della mia bella incognita borghese" (Duca) 3. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 2b, "Questo o quella" (Duca) 4. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 3, "Partite? Crudele!" 5. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 4, "Gran nuoval gran nuoval" 6. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 5, "Ch'io gli parti" 7. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 6, "Quel vecchio maledivami" (Rigoletto) 8. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 7, "Pari siamo!" (Rigoletto) 9. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 8, "Figlia!... Mio padre!" 10. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 9, "Ah! veglia, o donna" 11. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 10a, "Signor ne principe" 12. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 10b, "T'amo! T'amo" 13. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 10c, "E il sol dell'anima" (Duca) 14. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 10d, "Addio, addio" 15. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 11a, "Gualtier Malde" (Gilda) 16. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 11b, "Caro nome" (Gilda) 17. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 12a, "Silenzio" 18. Rigoletto, opera: Act I, No. 12b, "Zitti, zitti"
1. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 13a, "Ella mi fu rapita!" (Duca) 2. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 13b, "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca) 3. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 13c, "Scorrendo uniti remota" 4. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 13d, "Possente amor mi chiama" 5. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 14a, "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marulla) 6. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 14b, "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata", Aria (Rigoletto) 7. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 15a, "Mio padre!... Tutte le feste al tempio" (Gilda) 8. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 15b, "Ah! Solo per me" 9. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 15c, "Piangi, fanciulla) 10. Rigoletto, opera: Act II, No. 15d, "Si, vendetta" 11. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 16, "E l'ami?" (Rigoletto) 12. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 17, "La donna e mobile" (Duca) 13. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 18a, "Un di, se ben rammentorni" (Duca) 14. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 18b, "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca) 15. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 19a, "M'odil ritorna a casa" 16. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 19b, "Ah, piu non ragioni!" 17. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 19c, "Storm Music" 18. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 20, "Della vendetta! alfin giunge l'istante" (Rigoletto) 19. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 21a, "Chi e la?" 20. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 21b, "V'ho ingannato! colpevole fui" (Gilda) 21. Rigoletto, opera: Act III, No. 21c, "Lassu in cielo" 22. Rigoletto, opera: Apendix: No. 22, "Prends pite de sa jeunesse" (Aria for Maddalena - Paris producti
| Details | | Playing Time: | 115 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Cheryl Studer, Denyce Graves, Dwayne Croft, Elyssa Lindner, Heidi Grant Murphy, Jane Shaulis, Luciano Pavarotti, Paul Groves, Robert Maher, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Vladimir Chernov, Yanni Yannissis | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes RIGOLETTO is a masterpiece of Verdi's early mid-career, when his aim was to shake the opera world with works of visceral force based on unpretty, seemingly unoperatic subjects. It tells a lurid tale of sexual libertinism, deceit and murder, centering on the hunchback Rigoletto, who is not a noble character. Even the most beloved of its arias, "La Donna e mobile," disdainfully rips womankind. Of course this is the young Verdi in full flower, the unpleasantness is brilliantly calculated and it's all delivered with unforgettable impact. In this performance we have James Levine and his Metropolitan Opera forces, a cast led by Vladimir Chernov in the title role, Cheryl Studer as Gilda and Luciano Pavarotti as the Duke for the third time on record. With such players you'd expect knowing competence, and you get it. Chernov has a beautiful baritone, lacking just a measure of malevolence. Studer is lovely and moving in a role for which she is not known, and Pavarotti holds his substantial own in a role for which he is. The sound is excellent, both full and detailed.
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