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Verdi opera 5th century2/14/2023 ![]() ![]() With the help of Méphistophélès he fatally wounds Marguerite’s brother who with his dying words curses her for having been debauched by Faust. In Act 4 Valentin fights a duel with Faust now made young. The aged Faust curses faith and hope and calls for the devil who swiftly arrives. Gilda having sacrificed herself to save the Duke who had raped her in Act 2 dies in her father’s arms after which he cries La Maledizione. The opera’s last scene displays the realization of the curse. He has a teenage daughter whom he keeps, unsuccessfully, sequestered. The Duke is unimpressed, but the superstitious jester is terrified by the curse. After the helpless father is arrested on the Duke’s order, he curses both. Stravinsky said of ‘La donna e mobile’, “I say that in the aria ‘La donna è mobile’, for example, which the elite thinks only brilliant and superficial, there is more substance and feeling than in the whole of Wagner’s Ring cycle.” In the opera’s first scene Rigoletto mocks Monterone whose daughter was seduced by the Duke. It combines melodic invention of the highest order with a dramatic impact that is equally inspired. ![]() ![]() Rigoletto is one of opera’s sublime masterpieces. The plot is entirely driven driven by a curse. I’ll start with the opera that was once named La Maledizione – The Curse. I’ve collected 12 examples from eight operas that involve the imprecation. Given the florid character of opera, it’s no surprise that curses are a frequent feature of the genre. Click on the red links to access the referenced audio file. ![]()
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