Opera Explained - Verdi: Rigoletto - Thomson Smillie

David Timson, Thomson Smillie, Giuseppe Verdi

Category: Misc. Non-fiction

Tags: Misc. Non-fiction, History

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Release date: 10-26-12, Publishers Summary, Rigoletto is simply wonderful entertainment with superb music. It is also much more - a daring (for its time) attack on aristocratic 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. Its not hard to see why., From Thomson Smillies 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.