One character in this work calls himself Gualtier Maldé, prompting another to sing the aria "Caro nome." The curse of Count Monterone plays a major role in this opera, and near the beginning of this opera another character sings "Questa o quella" at a palace ball. After Maddalena's begging, this opera sees the (*) assassin Sparafucile kill Gilda instead of a character who believes that "woman is fickle"; that character is the Duke of Mantua, who soon reprises the "La donna e mobile" aria. Based on the play Le roi s'amus
One character in this work calls himself Gualtier Maldé, prompting another to sing the aria "Caro nome." The curse of Count Monterone plays a major role in this opera, and near the beginning of this opera another character sings "Questa o quella" at a palace ball. After Maddalena's begging, this opera sees the (*) assassin Sparafucile kill Gilda instead of a character who believes that "woman is fickle"; that character is the Duke of Mantua, who soon reprises the "La donna e mobile" aria. Based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo, for 10 points, identify this opera by Giuseppe Verdi about the titular court jester.
One character in this work calls himself Gualtier Maldé, prompting another to sing the aria "Caro nome."
{Rigoletto}