Let’s draw today’s attention to the loved-by-many work by the opera master Giuseppe Verdi. The story of creation of the Rigoletto opera was a long and complicated one. The music we can hear today in all the prestigious halls of the world is in fact not exactly the version it was meant to be by the author. If today we complain about the censorship dictating its unchangeable laws, the 19th century censors were no less mild, especially in regard of cultural objects. Back then the severe Austrians who controlled much of Italy tried to impose the limitations on music themes as well. Verdi was composing the opera on the basis of Hugo’s “Le roi s’amuse” (that also had problems with the French censors), finding the topic immense and full of vivid character. Giuseppe, a man with utmost feel for irony, humor and sarcasm, was first prohibited to touch the topic of the King too and particularly his amusement ways.
However, after many struggling attempts of negotiations with those who set the rules, the opera finally was presented to the audience and was premiered with great success in Venice in 1851. Despite the avalanche of things that had to be changed, the public adored the opera so much that the morning after the premiere Venetian gondoliers were all singing the Duke of Mantua's canzone “La donna è mobile”.
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| Venetian gondolier |
But to beginning musicians who may easily fall in love with this piece it will probably seem sort of challenging to master. And what if you want to perform it on a non-traditional cello? Here’s a good way to practice – an easy arrangement for FOUR cellos will come in handy. It was written in such a way that all the parts are designed to easy the melody. Cello challenge is solved!
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