Rigoletto (Verdi, Giuseppe)

		Movements/Sections 3 Acts Act I Act II Act III First Publication 1851 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Italian language; For violin, orchestra (arr); For orchestra with soloists; Scores featuring the violin; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 violins (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

La donna è mobile (Act III, No.17)

 Complete Performance
*#277437 - 2.05MB - 2:14 -  3.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - - !N/!N/!N - 356x⇩

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Alain.jacques (2013/4/16)

Performer Pages:

Jacques Pottier (tenor)

Publisher Info.:

Alain M. Jacques

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

rec. 2010

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (6)
• Parts (1)
• Vocal Scores (9)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)

Full Scores

 Preliminaries - Act I
*#142305 - 11.19MB, 202 pp. -  6.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (51) - V/V/V - 10791x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/10/29)

 Act II
*#142306 - 6.64MB, 118 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 5811x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/10/29)

 Act III
*#142307 - 6.38MB, 124 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 6569x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/10/29)

Language:

Italian

Publisher Info.:

Milan: Ricordi, 1914. Plate 113960.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Pagination: xi, 1-431.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Act I
*#46110 - 26.28MB, 191 pp. -  6.9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (52) - V/V/V - 12281x⇩

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Daphnis (2009/11/13)

 Act II
*#46111 - 15.44MB, 117 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 5753x⇩

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Daphnis (2009/11/13)

 Act III
*#46112 - 15.28MB, 123 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 7335x⇩

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Daphnis (2009/11/13)

Language:

Italian

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi, 1914.

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1992.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

600dpi

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Parts

 Clarinet 1 (A, B♭, C) with banda part shown (C, E♭)
*#75668 - 0.82MB, 34 pp. -  8.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 2049x⇩

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J. O-G (2010/8/20)

Editor:

Jacob Ortega-Gingrich

Publisher Info.:

Jacob Ortega-Gingrich

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

banda part constructed based on two staff notation in original score. E♭ clarinet used only in banda parts

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Vocal Scores

 Act I
*#65742 - 20.26MB, 117 pp. -  6.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (70) - V/V/V - 19600x⇩

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MPratt (2010/5/31)

 Act II
*#65743 - 10.49MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 10546x⇩

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MPratt (2010/5/31)

 Act III
*#65744 - 10.48MB, 61 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 12462x⇩

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MPratt (2010/5/31)

Editor:

Richard Aldrich (1863–1937), author of introductory essay

Language:

Italian / English

Translator:

Natalia Macfarren (ca.1827–1916), English text

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1902. Plate 15959.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#88974 - 12.62MB, 294 pp. -  6.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V/V/V - 6595x⇩

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Carolus (2010/12/31)

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Montgredien & Cie., n.d.(ca.1900).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Act I, Tableau 1
*#30513 - 7.29MB, 54 pp. -  6.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (24) - V/V/V - 2119x⇩

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BrittanyNaumburger (2009/4/18)

 Act I, Tableau 2
*#30519 - 12.52MB, 81 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1204x⇩

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BrittanyNaumburger (2009/4/18)

 Act II
*#30523 - 12.11MB, 75 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1306x⇩

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BrittanyNaumburger (2009/4/18)

 Act III
*#30526 - 13.02MB, 86 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1810x⇩

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BrittanyNaumburger (2009/4/18)

Language:

Russian / Italian

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: Muzgiz, (ca.1925). Plate M. 971 Г.
Reissue - 1955. Possibly a modified reprint of an earlier Gutheil or Jurgenson score.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

300dpi high quality. Author of Russian text not credited.

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 Act III, No.17: "La donna è mobile"
*#88973 - 0.33MB, 4 pp. -  6.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V/V/V - 5196x⇩

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TJ Busse (2010/12/31)

Language:

Italian

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1913.

Reprinted:

1958

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

English translation by Sigmund Spaeth (1885-1965) removed to avoid conflict with Canadian copyright laws. Original publication had a different English translation

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Violin and Orchestra or Piano (Melchiori)

 Violin Solo Part
*#19861 - 6.79MB, 36 pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2092x⇩

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Ivanov (2008/7/29)

Arranger:

Antonio Melchiori (1827–1897)

Publisher Info.:

Milano: Ricordi. n.d.(ca.1853). Plates 25079–25082

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This arrangement replace vocal parts.It can be played with a standard orchestral acompaniment parts or a normal piano reduction acompaniment part

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For 2 Violins (Melchiori)

 Violin I and II Parts
*#36497 - 3.71MB, 70 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 2019x⇩

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Ivanov (2009/8/6)

Arranger:

Antonio Melchiori (1827–1897)

Publisher Info.:

Milano: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1853). Plate 25083

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Selections

For Piano solo (Cramer)

See: Choix de mélodies sur 'Rigoletto' (Cramer, Henri)

For Piano solo (Diabelli)

See: 2 Potpourris aus 'Rigoletto' (Diabelli, Anton)

For Piano solo (Godowsky)

See: Rigoletto Suite No.1 (Godowsky, Leopold)

For Piano solo (Liszt)

See: Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S.434 (Liszt, Franz)

For Piano solo (Oury)

See: Rigoletto Fantasie (Oury, Anna Caroline)

La donna e mobile (Act III, No.17)

For Piano solo (Brunner)

See: Rondeau sur un motif favori de 'Rigoletto', Op.266 (Brunner, Christian Traugott)

For Piano solo (Iglizky)

 Complete score (Pastiche)
*#166535 - 0.09MB, 7 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 2234x⇩

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M03r (2011/12/22)

Arranger:

Mikhail Iglizky

Publisher Info.:

Mikhail Iglizky

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Wallace)

See: Ballade de 'Rigoletto', Op.82 (Wallace, William Vincent)

Quartet: 'Bella figlia dell'amore' (Act III, No.18)

For Piano solo (Krüger)

See: Rigoletto: Quatuor - Transcription de Concert, Op.61 (Krüger, Wilhelm)

For Piano solo (Unknown)

 Complete Score
*#02612 - 0.19MB, 4 (#213-216) pp. -  6.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - C/V/C - 3121x⇩

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Jujimufu (2006/12/27)

Publisher Info.:

Unidentified publisher, n.d.(ca.1910).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

from unidentified collection

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For Piano Solo (Wallace)

 Complete Score
*#247523 - 2.45MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 692x⇩

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Schissel (2012/8/23)

Arranger:

William Vincent Wallace (1812–1865)

Publisher Info.:

New York: William Hall & Son, 1855. Plate 3264.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

D♭ major. Somewhere between a note-for-note transcription and a fantasia, closer to a paraphrase? "Transcrite pour le piano". 4 minutes 30 seconds in Tuck's recording of some of Wallace's opera fantasies and paraphrases for Naxos.

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General Information

Work Title	Rigoletto
Alternative Title	Melodramma in tre atti

Composer	Verdi, Giuseppe
Movements/Sections	3 Acts Act I Act II Act III
First Performance	1851-03-11 in Venice, Teatro La Fenice.
First Publication	1851
Librettist	Francesco Maria Piave (1810–1876) after Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo
Language	Italian
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices, Chorus and Orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Opera Guide Synopsis (English) Libretto (original language) Aria-database.com

Misc. Comments

Roles

• Il Duca di Mantova (Tenore)
• Rigoletto, buffone di Corte (Baritono)
• Gilda, figlia di Rigoletto (Soprano)
• Sparafucile, bravo (basso)
• Maddalena, sua sorella (contralto)
• Giovanna, custode di Gilda (mezzosoprano)
• Il Conte di Monterone (baritono)
• Marullo, cavaliere (baritono)
• Matteo Borsa, cortigiano (tenore)
• Il Conte di Ceprano (basso)
• La Contessa, sua sposa (Mezzosoprano)
• Usciere di Corte (Basso)
• Paggio della Duchessa (Mezzosoprano)
• Coro: Cavalieri, Dame, Paggi, Alabardieri

Operas by Giuseppe Verdi
Early Operas Oberto (1839) Un giorno di regno (1840) Nabucco (1842) I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1843) Ernani (1844) I due Foscari (1844) Giovanna d'Arco (1845) Alzira (1845) Attila (1846) Macbeth (1847) I masnadieri (1847) Jérusalem (1847) Il corsaro (1848) La battaglia di Legnano (1849) Luisa Miller (1849) Stiffelio (1850)	Middle Operas Rigoletto (1851) Il trovatore (1853) La traviata (1853)
	Mature Operas Les vêpres siciliennes (1855) Simon Boccanegra (1857) Aroldo (1857) Un ballo in maschera (1859) La forza del destino (1862) Don Carlos (1867) Aïda (1871) Otello (1887) Falstaff (1893)