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  2. Rigoletto - Wikipedia

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    Rigoletto is an opera in three acts [a] by Giuseppe Verdi.The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851.

  3. Rigoletto (1982 film) - Wikipedia

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    Rigoletto in a 1982 Italian opera film directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and starring Ingvar Wixell, Edita Gruberová and Luciano Pavarotti, with the music score conducted by Riccardo Chailly. The film is based upon the 1851 opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave .

  4. Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story - Wikipedia

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    Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story is a film version of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave).Filmed in Siena in 2002, it was directed by Gianfranco Fozzi and produced by David Guido Pietroni and Maurizio De Santis distributed worldwide by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

  5. Walter Midgley - Wikipedia

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    On 31 December 1952 during Rigoletto at Covent Garden, while he was singing 'Questa o quella', Midgley swallowed his false moustache. [2] This incident made newspaper headlines all over the world and the story has become a classic. But far from being amusing, it was very worrying.

  6. Theodore Lambrinos - Wikipedia

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    Rigoletto was one of his most popular roles. "Lambrinos sang the part of Rigoletto with the confidence of someone who has appeared in the role on the stage of the Met. He used the full range of his rich baritone voice to shape a convincing character performance, moving from bitter sarcasm in the court scenes, to the most tender love for his ...

  7. Lily Pons - Wikipedia

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    Pons was a principal soprano at the Met for 30 years, appearing 300 times in 10 roles from 1931 until 1960. Her most frequent performances were as Lucia (93 performances), Lakmé (50 performances), Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto (49 performances), and Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville (33 performances).

  8. Former Playboy playmate jumps to her death with 7-year-old son

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    A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...

  9. Rigoletto (1956 film) - Wikipedia

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    Rigoletto or Rigoletto and His Tragedy (Italian: Rigoletto e la sua tragedia) is a 1956 Italian musical melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Luciano Tajoli and Jula De Palma. It is based on the 1851 Giuseppe Verdi opera Rigoletto and incorporated music from that work. [1] [2]