Rigoletto Opera in Four Acts : Vocal Score

By Giuseppe Verdi

Book Overview

(Vocal Score). Italian/English. Translated by Martin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793553652
• ISBN13: 9780793553655
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Rigoletto on the cheap

I have no problem with this low-budget Dover edition of the Ricordi vocal score for Rigoletto, except for the fact that there is no English translation offered for the Italian. While I have learned some Italian by osmosis over the years, I have no formal training in that tongue, so when I sing the Italian words, without a second reference I have no way of knowing what I'm singing about! Other than that, however, this low-cost edition does very well, especially if you know Italian. There really is no need to pay more.

A terrific guide to the opera for beginners

I've always enjoyed opera music but I had trouble understanding the words and the plot. This guide gives some background on the Opera's Composer (Verdi), some historical background as well as a brief but interesting summation of the plot. The two CD's that accompany the book provide the complete audio of the opera. (Beverly Sills in the Gilda role and Sherrill Milnes in the role of Rigoletto) The Libretto provides the text of the opera both in Italian and English. I enjoyed this guide so much that I am hoping to collect the whole series.

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What is the cast? And could somebody tell me if it contains sheet-music? And if it contains it is for piano or vocal?