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The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. Before being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. Before After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. Before being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. home.
The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. Before being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. Before being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone. After Before being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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* KingIncognito: The Duke (in the play [[AdaptationalJobChange a King]], but changed due to censorship) courts Gilda while claiming to be an impoverished student. He clearly likes this technique, as we see him going incognito again in the final scene to go after a different woman.
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone in front of everyone. After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone in front of everyone.Monterone. After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, which the Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone in front of everyone. After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, and the other courtiers resolve to revenge themselves on Rigoletto. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone in front of everyone. After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his callous jester, and which the other courtiers resolve to revenge themselves on Rigoletto.Duke doesn't take seriously but Rigoletto does. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and the Duke, on Rigoletto's [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong blithe advice]], shuts him up by [[DisproportionateRetribution having him executed]]. Monterone pronounces a curse on them both, and the other courtiers resolve to revenge themselves on Rigoletto for his callous jokes. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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''Rigoletto'' (1851) is an opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi (based on the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' or ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' (1832) by Creator/VictorHugo) about the Duke of Mantua, a HandsomeLech if ever there was one, and his hunchbacked jester [[CharacterTitle Rigoletto]], a DeadpanSnarker whose quips hit a little too close to home. The opera opens with the Duke plotting the seduction of a young beauty he met in church while gossips whisper that Rigoletto has found a mistress. Rigoletto, meanwhile, encourages the Duke to abduct the wife of one of the courtiers and have [[DisproportionateRetribution her husband executed]], which makes all the courtiers [[RageBreakingPoint swear vengeance on him]]. Just then, Count Monterone, whose daughter was seduced by the Duke, comes to complain of her ruined virtue, and the Duke, on Rigoletto's [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong blithe advice]], shuts him up by [[DisproportionateRetribution having him executed]]. Rigoletto openly mocks Monterone in front of everyone. After being arrested, Monterone pronounces a curse on them both, both the Duke and his callous jester, and the other courtiers resolve to revenge themselves on Rigoletto for his callous jokes.Rigoletto. On his way home from work, Rigoletto also runs into a ProfessionalKiller, Sparafucile, who offers his services in removing anyone Rigoletto might find inconvenient. Now, finally, enter TheIngenue, and TheHeart: Gilda, the woman who is simultaneously: the woman believed to be Rigoletto's mistress; the beautiful girl the Duke met at church; and, [[{{Masquerade}} unbeknownst to everyone]], Rigoletto's [[AchillesHeel daughter]].
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* HitmanWithAHeart: Sparafucile, to at least a degree. He takes his jobs seriously due to his honor, never double-crosses anyone, and cares for his younger sister Maddalena. Though [[GetTheeToANunnery "Sister" and "brother" may be nineteenth-century euphemisms for "prostitute" and "pimp"]].
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* HitmanWithAHeart: Sparafucile, to at least a degree. He takes his jobs seriously due to his honor, never double-crosses anyone, absolutely refuses to kill a client, and cares for his younger sister Maddalena. Though [[GetTheeToANunnery "Sister" and "brother" may be nineteenth-century euphemisms for "prostitute" and "pimp"]].
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* CatchPhrase: Rigoletto sure likes to say "The old man has cursed me!"
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** Rigoletto sure likes to say "The old man has cursedme!"me!"
** Verdi was so fond of Rigoletto's ''"Ah! La maledizione!"'' that it ends both the second and third acts, the latter replacing Victor Hugo's original, more relevant closing line [[spoiler:''J'ai tué mon enfant!'' (I've killed my child!)]].
** Rigoletto sure likes to say "The old man has cursed
** Verdi was so fond of Rigoletto's ''"Ah! La maledizione!"'' that it ends both the second and third acts, the latter replacing Victor Hugo's original, more relevant closing line [[spoiler:''J'ai tué mon enfant!'' (I've killed my child!)]].
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* DownerEnding: Rigoletto opens the sack Sparafucile has told him contains the Duke's body to find Gilda, who dies in his arms, apparently fulfilling Count Monterone's curse.
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* DownerEnding: Rigoletto opens the sack Sparafucile has told him contains the Duke's body to find Gilda, who dies in his arms, apparently fulfilling Count Monterone's curse.destroyed by Rigoletto's attempts to protect her.
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* NeverMyFault: Rigoletto generally blames Monterone's curse for the tragedies that happen to Gilda, even though they [[HoistByHisOwnPetard usually result from]] his own attempts to keep her sheltered from the world or, near the end, his attempt on the Duke's life.
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*PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The Duke expresses casual sexism in his [[HypocriticalHumor humorously hypocritical]] song "La donna e mobile."
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* RelativeError: The Duke and everyone at court assume that Gilda is Rigoletto's mistress, when she is actually his daughter.
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* SweetPollyOliver: Gilda [[DeathByGenreSavvy dies because she invoked this voluntarily]], disguising herself as a boy to save the Duke from Sparafucile.
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Gilda [[DeathByGenreSavvy dies because she invoked this voluntarily]], disguising herself as a boy to save the Duke from Sparafucile.
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* TenorBoy: Inverted. While tenors are typically male ingenues and play TheHero, The Duke is at best morally gray, at worst the BigBad.
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* TenorBoy: Inverted.Zig-zagged. While tenors are typically male ingenues and play TheHero, The Duke is at best morally gray, at worst the BigBad. However, his youngness ''is'' emphasized, particularly in his seduction of Gilda where he passes himself off as a student.
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* BadassBaritone: Sparafucile, even though he's a bass.
