rigoletto
I attended the opera Rigoletto at the New York State Theater. Rigoletto was composed by Giuseppe Verdi and it was first performed in 1851, during the Romantic period. Act I of Rigoletto starts out in duple meter and sounds very dramatic, as if something dark and mysterious is going to happen. I think the dynamics play a role in this mood because of the constant changing from loud to soft. This act starts with an overture since the beginning is instrumental. All of a sudden, still in duple meter, the music turns lively as if the first part had nothing to do with it and the texture becomes homophonic as the opera singers come in. The music is lively because the Duke is holding a party. At the party, the Duke leaves with the Countess of Ceprano and Rigoletto, the court jester, starts making fun of the Count of Ceprano. The Count gets angry and hears that Rigoletto has a young lover so the Count plans to kidnap her. Towards the end of the party, the Count of Monterone enters and accuses the Duke of seducing his daughter. The Duke has him arrested and Rigoletto makes fun of him also. The Count then sings an aria where he is cursing both Rigoletto and the Duke. After the party, Rigoletto goes home to Gilda, who is really hi
The Duke then enters and, posing as a student, seduces Gilda until he hears some noises outside and leaves. In Act II, the music starts out in duple meter, changes to triple meter, and goes back to duple meter. Experiencing it live is completely different than just listening to it on CD. However, Gilda hears their plan and decides to sacrifice herself for the Duke. Act III starts out with a sad, slow overture, probably to foreshadow the tragic ending. The noise happens to come from the men who are planning to kidnap Rigoletto's "lover". In this act, Gilda is imprisoned in the Duke's palace and the Duke reveals his identity. The entire act is homophonic except for the part where Rigoletto and Gilda are singing together. There are also parts of the argument that are sung monophonically by each of them. He talks to her for a while and then leaves. I thought the story was pretty interesting, kind of like a soap opera. There, the Duke is singing, what is probably the most well known part of the opera. She tries to convince her brother to kill Rigoletto instead, but he refuses claiming that he cannot kill a client. The act ends with the trumpets in full blast as Rigoletto hears his daughter calling for help and he realizes what has happened.
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