Rigoletto e la sua tragedia (1954)
A tour de force from beginning to end. The film fascinates… I had the feeling I was back in Mantua because of the remarkable cinematography. It was obvious that the director was concerned with accuracy in depicting the tragic events that led to the powerful ending. One could not failed to be moved by the final scene and the death of Gilda. I'm grateful that this long lost film is available again.--WGBH BostonGobbi, singing exquisitely as Rigoletto… A hybrid piece, it works--Richard Fawkes, Opera NowGobbi's Rigoletto… is for me the epitome of all that the opera is… (Del Monaco) ringing tones provide a thrill… vocal plenitude and splendor--Opera Magazine