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Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi libretto (English)

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Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three
Roles

The Duke of Mantuna (Tenor)
Rigoletto, his court jester (Baritone)
Gilda, his daughter (Soprano)
Sparafucile, a villain (Bass)
Maddalena, his sister (Contralto)
Giovanna, Gilda's duenna (Mezzosoprano)
The Count of Monterone (Baritone)
Marullo, a nobleman (Baritone)
Matteo Borsa, a courtier (Tenor)
The Count of Ceprano (Bass)
The Countess, his wife (Mezzosoprano)
Court Usher (Tenor)
Page of the Duchess (Mezzosoprano)
Chorus Gentlemen of the court, ladies, pages, halberdiers.

Prelude

libretto by Dale McAdoo, 1956, revised 1989 
Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three

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