Rigoletto

Album by Giuseppe Verdi & John Rawnsley & Helen Field & Arthur Davies & John Tomlinson & English National Opera Orchestra & English National Opera Chorus & Sir Mark Elder

Rigoletto is an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, premiered in 1851. The work typifies mid-19th-century Italian opera with dramatic vocal writing, vivid ensembles and expressive orchestral colouring, and it occupies a pivotal place in Verdi's middle period as he increased his focus on psychological characterisation and theatrical cohesion.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Rigoletto: Prelude
    2:34
  2. 2.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene I. “That pretty girl I’ve been seeing in the city” (Duke, Borsa)
    1:50
  3. 3.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene I. “If a woman should happen to catch my eye” (Duke)
    2:06
  4. 4.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene I. “You’re going? That’s cruel” (Duke, Countess, Rigoletto, Chorus)
    2:03
  5. 5.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene I. “It’s happened! It’s happened!” (Marullo, Chorus, Duke, Rigoletto, Ceprano, Borsa, Courtiers)
    2:48
  6. 6.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene I. “I demand to see him” (Monterone, Duke, Rigoletto, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Courtiers)
    4:54
  7. 7.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “The old man laid his curse on me!” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)
    5:11
  8. 8.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “We are equals” (Rigoletto)
    3:52
  9. 9.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Gilda!” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
    2:03
  10. 10.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Ah, do not demand of one so sad” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna)
    5:03
  11. 11.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Oh, dear Giovanna, guard my daughter” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)
    5:46
  12. 12.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Giovanna, I should have told him” (Gilda, Giovanna, Duke)
    3:12
  13. 13.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Love is the source of life, love is our sunlight” (Duke, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)
    5:28
  14. 14.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Gualtier Maldè, you were the first to love me… Dearest name of my first love” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Chorus, Marullo)
    6:20
  15. 15.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “I have returned. But why?” (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
    2:19
  16. 16.
    Rigoletto: Act I, Scene II. “Softly, softly we move in to get her” (All, Gilda, Chorus, Rigoletto)
    3:02

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “Somebody came and stole her but when?” (Duke)
    2:30
  2. 3.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “Somewhere I see you weeping” (Duke, All)
    3:05
  3. 4.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “We went to look for her last night together” (All, Duke)
    2:00
  4. 5.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “The power of love is calling” (Duke, All)
    3:13
  5. 6.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “Poor little Rigoletto…” (Marullo, Rigoletto, Chorus, Ceprano, Secretary, Borsa)
    3:34
  6. 7.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “Filthy rabble, you liars, you cowards” (Rigoletto)
    4:32
  7. 8.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “My father!” (Gilda, Rigoletto, All)
    1:28
  8. 9.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “Speak now. They’ve left us” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
    7:21
  9. 10.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “I’ve one thing to do here before I am finished” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Henchman, Monterone)
    1:12
  10. 11.
    Rigoletto: Act II. “Old man, you’re mistaken” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
    2:15
  11. 12.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “You love him?” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duke, Sparafucile)
    2:24
  12. 13.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “Women abandon us” (Duke, Sparafucile, Rigoletto)
    3:03
  13. 14.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “When first I came to talk to you” (Duke, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
    1:32
  14. 15.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “If you want a faithful lover” (Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
    4:40
  15. 16.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “Eighty dollars you were asking” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duke, Maddalena)
    2:21
  16. 17.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “He’s such a young man, handsome and friendly” (Maddalena, Duke, Sparafucile)
    2:33
  17. 18.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “I cannot think clearly” (Gilda, Maddalena, Sparafucile)
    6:21
  18. 19.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “Now for my vengeance, now the moment is ready” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)
    2:52
  19. 20.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “He’s there, murdered, oh yes” (Rigoletto, Duke)
    2:21
  20. 21.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “But who can be inside here?” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
    2:02
  21. 22.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “It’s all my fault” (Gilda, Rigoletto)
    1:28
  22. 23.
    Rigoletto: Act III. “Ah, soon, in Heaven” (Gilda, Rigoletto)
    3:23

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