Organization

Singer

Tenor

Ryan MacPherson

The Duke of Mantua

Joel Cummins

Matteo Borsa

Mezzo-soprano

Serena Eduljee

The Countess of Ceprano

Baritone

Yuseok Oh

Rigoletto

Adam Kim

Marullo

Benjamin Harris

The Count of Monterone

Bass

Sparafucile

Soprano

Courtney Ruckman

Gilda

Melina Pyron

Giovanna

Contralto

Maddalena

Nathaniel Voth

A court usher

Pacific Northwest Opera

Mount Vernon

United States

McIntyre Hall Performing Arts & Conference Center

McIntyre Hall

Public

Approved

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Rigoletto is based on a play Le roi s’amuse (the King Amuses Himself) by French playwright Victor Hugo, who also wrote Les Miserables. Written in 1832, the play ostensibly depicts the escapades of Francis I of France. However, censors of the time believed it contained insulting references to King Louis-Philippe and banned it after one performance.

Verdi wrote Rigoletto in 40 days for the premiere in Venice in 1851. Already famous, Verdi knew La donna è mobile would be a big hit, so the tenor for the premier had to swear he would not sing, or even whistle, the tune except during the rehearsals and could use his
score only a few evenings before the premiere.

English

Rigoletto by Verdi, From (2013/2013), McIntyre Hall Performing Arts & Conference Center, Mount Vernon, United States

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