Kurzbeschreibung:

Rigoletto is simply wonderful entertainment with superb music. It is also much more - a daring (for its time) attack on aristatic privilege, a tender love story, and an impassioned appeal on behalf of the disadvantaged, all set to music of such wealth and beauty that, with its sister operas La Traviata and Il Trovatore, it has defined Italian opera for 150 years. Overcoming initial trouble with the censors, Verdis Rigoletto was a smash hit at its premiere and has not been out of the repertoire since. It s not hard to see why.
From Thomson Smillie s accessible account, the opera comes alive in this audiobook. David Timson is the perfect exponent of Smillies vivacious writing, securing a thoroughly entertaining and informative performance.