Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on: Le roi s'amuse / Victor Hugo. June Anderson (Gilda) ; Shirley Verrett (Maddalena) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Duca di Mantova) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Nicolai Ghiaurov (Sparafucile) ; Vitalba Mosca (Giovanna) ; Natale de Carolis (Conte di Monteron) ; Roberto Scaltriti (Marullo) ; Piero de Palma (Borsa) ; Carlo de Bortoli (Conte di Ceprano) ; Anna Caterina Antonacci (Contessa) ; Orazio Mori (Usciere di corte) ; Marilena Laurenza (Paggio della duchessa) ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro communale di Bologna ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor. Recorded June 1988, Teatro communale di Bologna. Originally issued in 1989 as 425 864-2. "Libretto available online with this CD"--Container. Compact discs. Booklet with synopsis in English, German and French (14 p.) inserted in container.
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