Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Wikipedia
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
Written: 1851
First performance: March 11, 1851, Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy
Characters: Sparafucile, Count Monterone, Duke of Mantua, and more
Language: Italian