filled with action drama and death this opera is one of history’s most enduring
opera is one of history’s most enduring
opera is one of history’s most enduring hi I’m mahalo common and welcome to
hi I’m mahalo common and welcome to
hi I’m mahalo common and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’ll be learning
watchmojo.com today we’ll be learning
watchmojo.com today we’ll be learning more about verdes masterpiece Rigoletto
can you tell us when and who composed
can you tell us when and who composed this opera the most famous italian
this opera the most famous italian
this opera the most famous italian composer revered throughout Italy Verdi
composer revered throughout Italy Verdi
composer revered throughout Italy Verdi in the middle of the 19th century and
in the middle of the 19th century and
in the middle of the 19th century and can you tell us what the plot of the
can you tell us what the plot of the
can you tell us what the plot of the Opera is a court jester Rigoletto who
Opera is a court jester Rigoletto who
Opera is a court jester Rigoletto who has a beautiful daughter that he keeps
has a beautiful daughter that he keeps
has a beautiful daughter that he keeps locked up the daughter is seduced by the
locked up the daughter is seduced by the
locked up the daughter is seduced by the licentiousness and Rigoletto swears that
licentiousness and Rigoletto swears that
licentiousness and Rigoletto swears that he will kill the Duke as punishment for
he will kill the Duke as punishment for
he will kill the Duke as punishment for staining his daughter unfortunately it
staining his daughter unfortunately it
staining his daughter unfortunately it all goes wrong the daughter falls in
all goes wrong the daughter falls in
all goes wrong the daughter falls in love with the Duke it’s her first love
love with the Duke it’s her first love
love with the Duke it’s her first love and she sacrifices her only love in
and she sacrifices her only love in
and she sacrifices her only love in place of the Duke can you tell us where
place of the Duke can you tell us where
place of the Duke can you tell us where the inspiration for the story came about
the inspiration for the story came about
the inspiration for the story came about Victor Hugo play called the king who
Victor Hugo play called the king who
Victor Hugo play called the king who amuses himself which Verde like the
amuses himself which Verde like the
amuses himself which Verde like the theme very much in the play there’s more
theme very much in the play there’s more
theme very much in the play there’s more emphasis on the Duke but in the Opera
emphasis on the Duke but in the Opera
emphasis on the Duke but in the Opera there’s much more emphasis on the court
there’s much more emphasis on the court
there’s much more emphasis on the court jester the Rigoletto and I think to be
jester the Rigoletto and I think to be
jester the Rigoletto and I think to be honest he’s a more interesting character
honest he’s a more interesting character
honest he’s a more interesting character at the Duke is very one-dimensional
whereas rigoletto is multifaceted he’s a
whereas rigoletto is multifaceted he’s a father he’s a tortured paranoid
father he’s a tortured paranoid
father he’s a tortured paranoid individual capable of great love and
individual capable of great love and
individual capable of great love and also capable of a great evil and your
also capable of a great evil and your
also capable of a great evil and your old is Rigoletto it isn’t it can you
old is Rigoletto it isn’t it can you
old is Rigoletto it isn’t it can you tell us when you have to do an opera
tell us when you have to do an opera
tell us when you have to do an opera that’s so well known do you try to make
that’s so well known do you try to make
that’s so well known do you try to make it your own or do you try to stick to
it your own or do you try to stick to
it your own or do you try to stick to the original well you do try and make it
the original well you do try and make it
the original well you do try and make it your own in the sense that you have your
your own in the sense that you have your
your own in the sense that you have your own interpretation and you try as far as
own interpretation and you try as far as
own interpretation and you try as far as possible to follow the intentions of the
possible to follow the intentions of the
possible to follow the intentions of the composer which are very clear in the
composer which are very clear in the
composer which are very clear in the score the problem with an opera like
score the problem with an opera like
score the problem with an opera like Rigoletto is that there are so many
Rigoletto is that there are so many
Rigoletto is that there are so many famous interpretations which stick in
famous interpretations which stick in
famous interpretations which stick in extra high notes they add extra
extra high notes they add extra
extra high notes they add extra coloratura which weren’t actually in the
coloratura which weren’t actually in the
coloratura which weren’t actually in the original at verde composed if you don’t
original at verde composed if you don’t
original at verde composed if you don’t sing in put in certain high notes the
sing in put in certain high notes the
sing in put in certain high notes the audience are going to feel a little bit
audience are going to feel a little bit
audience are going to feel a little bit disappointed can you tell us the themes
disappointed can you tell us the themes
disappointed can you tell us the themes that we can find in this opera it’s sex
that we can find in this opera it’s sex
that we can find in this opera it’s sex love and death it’s quintessential opera
love and death it’s quintessential opera
love and death it’s quintessential opera and the way this is played out it
and the way this is played out it
and the way this is played out it explores the relationship between
explores the relationship between
explores the relationship between fathers and daughters between a girl at
fathers and daughters between a girl at
fathers and daughters between a girl at the start of her adult life if you like
the start of her adult life if you like
the start of her adult life if you like and the power of first love cruelty
and the power of first love cruelty
and the power of first love cruelty sexual license viciousness it’s all
sexual license viciousness it’s all
sexual license viciousness it’s all there there is a very famous area which
there there is a very famous area which
there there is a very famous area which is la donna e mobile a
can you tell us what importance this has
can you tell us what importance this has in this opera it’s a very catchy melody
in this opera it’s a very catchy melody
in this opera it’s a very catchy melody that the Duke sings at the start of Act
that the Duke sings at the start of Act
that the Duke sings at the start of Act three and it’s the equivalent of a pop
three and it’s the equivalent of a pop
three and it’s the equivalent of a pop song it’s the equivalent of the Duke
song it’s the equivalent of the Duke
song it’s the equivalent of the Duke saying this is what I believe any woman
saying this is what I believe any woman
saying this is what I believe any woman is available I’m a sex god I can have
is available I’m a sex god I can have
is available I’m a sex god I can have anybody and very deliberately didn’t
anybody and very deliberately didn’t
anybody and very deliberately didn’t write the music for it but baba
write the music for it but baba
write the music for it but baba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba he didn’t write
ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba he didn’t write
ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba he didn’t write it down because he didn’t want anybody
it down because he didn’t want anybody
it down because he didn’t want anybody to know it before the opera was
to know it before the opera was
to know it before the opera was premiered and why do you think it’s so
premiered and why do you think it’s so
premiered and why do you think it’s so popular today because it’s powerful
popular today because it’s powerful
popular today because it’s powerful music because it’s extremely well
music because it’s extremely well
music because it’s extremely well written it’s extremely spare there’s
written it’s extremely spare there’s
written it’s extremely spare there’s nothing extraneous and it’s exciting and
nothing extraneous and it’s exciting and
nothing extraneous and it’s exciting and moving at the same time and people love
moving at the same time and people love
moving at the same time and people love to come to the Opera to be moved and to
to come to the Opera to be moved and to
to come to the Opera to be moved and to be excited and this opera delivers all
be excited and this opera delivers all
be excited and this opera delivers all of that well thank you is such a
of that well thank you is such a
of that well thank you is such a pleasure speaking with you sure
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