[DOC] [TLE] Rigoletto | opera by Verdi | Britannica.com [PAR] Based closely on the controversial 1832 play Le Roi s'amuse (The King Amuses 
Himself; also performed in English as The King's Fool) by Victor Hugo, Verdi's... [DOC] [TLE] Summary of Rigoletto in 3 Minutes - Opera Synopsis [PAR] Rigoletto, who is a clown and the Duke's retainer, makes Count Monterone a ... 
The original of this opera's libretto is Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (The King 
Amuses Himself). ... When Giuseppe Verdi composed this opera based on 
Hugo's play, ... That resulted in Verdi obtaining the status of a great opera 
composer. [DOC] [TLE] Le roi s'amuse - Wikipedia [PAR] Le roi s'amuse is a French play in five acts written by Victor Hugo. First performed 
on 22 November 1832 but banned by the government after one evening, the play 
was used for Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto. .... Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera 
Rigoletto is based on Hugo's play, which the librettist Piave followed closely in 
his... [DOC] [TLE] Rigoletto - Metropolitan Opera [PAR] May 1, 2013 ... on the play Le Roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Wednesday, May .... The story is one 
of the most accessible in opera, based on a controversial Victor Hugo drama .... 
Verdi's position alongside opera's few all-time great composers, however, ... by 
Victor. Hugo called Le Roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself). [DOC] [TLE] Presents The DiCapo Opera Theatre in segments - Tilles Center for ... [PAR] Rigoletto is based on a play (Le roi s'amuse) by Victor Hugo in which the major ... 
Le roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself ) opened in Paris two decades before 
Verdi's opera ... He was not only a very popular and successful composer, but. [DOC] [TLE] Le Roi S'Amuse | The Broadway Bach Ensemble [PAR] May 27, 2014 ... Victor Hugo wrote the play Le Roi S'Amuse (The King Amuses Himself) in 1832. 
Loosely based on historical figures, the plot involves a court jester to the king ... 
the plot of Le Roi S'Amuse became the basis for Verdi's Opera Rigoletto. When 
the play was finally revived in 1882, the noted composer Lo... [DOC] [TLE] Rigoletto - Wikiwand [PAR] The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi 
s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian... [DOC] [TLE] Rigoletto Review by Sharie Pyke | NOVA [PAR] Rigoletto, Rimrock Opera's fall selection, is based on a play by Victor Hugo 
entitled Le Roi s'amuse, or The king amuses himself. More than ... but 
composer Verdi had a hard time getting his now beloved opera approved for 
production. [DOC] [TLE] Annapolis Opera combines anniversary notes in memorable 'Rigoletto' [PAR] Mar 21, 2013 ... Rigoletto. Photo by Bud Johnson for the Baltimore Sun. Rolando Sanz ... As the 
centerpiece of its 40th anniversary season  and in celebration of the 200th 
anniversary of composer Giuseppe Verdi's birth ... Verdi based his opera on 
Victor Hugo's 1832 play "Le roi s'amuse" ("The King Amuses Himself"),... [DOC] [TLE] Victor Hugo - Facebook [PAR] Victor Hugo (1802-85), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is 
best known ... "L'auteur russit le tour de force de composer une biographie dont 
la ..... play Le Roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself) into Rigoletto, which is 
... France-based Armenian composer writes oratorio based on works of Victor 
Hugo. [DOC] [TLE] Victor Hugo - Diario | Facebook [PAR] Victor Hugo (1802-85), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon,... ... 
screenwriter Andrew Davies on board for adaptation based on novel rather than 
hit musical ... "L'auteur russit le tour de force de composer une biographie dont 
la ..... play Le Roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself) into Rigoletto, which is
... [DOC] [TLE] Victor Hugo - Facebook [PAR] Victor Hugo (1802-85), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, ... 
play Le Roi s'amuse (The

Question: This composer's "Rigoletto" is based on Victor Hugo's play "Le Roi S'Amuse" ("The King Amuses Himself")
Answer: Giuseppe Verdi