Life of Verdi 4: Rigoletto (Luciano Pavarotti, Margherita Rinaldi, Piero Cappuccilli)

[minnie888444]

Thanks for posting. Her French accent is terrible. His is as bad. He translates into English, then into Italian... She tells him not to stay too late. What's this, Hollywood for dilettantes???

They interrupt the great Cappucilli! Couldn't they do all that talking after the aria? "Questa o quella": interesting how Verdi changes the lyrics. Beautiful lush ducal castle. They interrupt Pavarotti, too! But the paintings are great.

[minnie888444]

@minnie888444 "Overprotective" sounds like a modern shrink! Does NOT go well with a drama of Romanticism!

Of course, the musical examples are NOT in chronological order! Ugly grimaces by the actor who plays the baritone!

[2001donnie]

Beautiful insight into genius. The "Povero Rigoletto" has always been a hilight for me.

[ezev8logos]

This is so amaizing

[Calaf081081]

According to me, the most beautiful scene of all the movie. The birth of an immortal melody!

[xklamation]

Povero Rigoletto - beautiful

[chrizosthemis]

very interesting film

[patrick96321]

From the 1984 ten and a half hour miniseries, "The Life of Verdi",

starring Ronald Pickup.

"Caro nome" sung by Margherita Rinaldi

"Questa o quella" and "La donna è mobile" sung by Luciano Pavarotti

"Povero Rigoletto" sung by Piero Cappuccilli

Available on Kultur DVD.