Rigoletto

Rigoletto is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi about the amorous Duke of Mantua and his hunchbacked jester Rigoletto. 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 and mock his deformity. An assassin offers to rid Rigoletto of a man whose words cut especially close to the heart and it turns out that the clown has a beautiful daughter.

This is the source of La Donna è Mobile, one of the most famous opera tunes. Beautiful music and tragic love, what else does an opera need?


 * Badass Baritone: Sparafucile.
 * Broken Bird: Arguably, Maddalena.
 * Casanova: The Duke
 * Hitman with a Heart: To a degree, Sparafucile. He takes his jobs seriously due to his honor, never double-crosses anyone, and cares for his younger sister Maddalena.
 * Karma Houdini: the Count
 * Kill the Ones You Love:
 * Love Martyr:
 * Meaningful Name: Rigoletto (from the French rigoler=to laugh) is a buffoon, Sparafucile (from the Italian, spara=shoot, fucile=rifle) is a hitman.
 * Monster Clown: Rigoletto is neither cheerful nor good-looking.
 * Sad Clown: And his story? Pure drama.
 * Take a Third Option:
 * The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: Gilda
 * Wholesome Crossdresser:
 * Villain Song: La Donna e Mobile, the Duke's self-justification for forcing himself on every fickle woman he meets.
 * Tear Jerker
 * Villain Song: La Donna e Mobile, the Duke's self-justification for forcing himself on every fickle woman he meets.
 * Tear Jerker