During the chorus "Zitti, zitti," a group of courtiers kidnap that woman from her bedroom as her father unwittingly steadies their ladder.
A character in this opera compares his "tongue of malice" to an assassin's dagger, claiming "We are alike!" in the aria "Pari siamo." Another character in this opera falls in love with a man who pretends to be a student named Gualtier Maldè. During the chorus "Zitti, zitti," a group of courtiers kidnap that woman from her bedroom as her father unwittingly steadies their ladder. In the final act of this opera, the main character realizes the body in his sack belongs to his daughter Gilda instead of his real target, the Duke of Mantua, whom he hears distantly singing "La donna è mobile." For 10 points, name this Giuseppe Verdi opera about the title hunchbacked court jester.
A character in this opera compares his "tongue of malice" to an assassin's dagger, claiming "We are alike!"
Rigoletto