Gilda in Rigoletto
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Gilda in *Rigoletto* is the innocent and devoted daughter of the jester Rigoletto in Verdi’s opera, whose tragic love for the Duke of Mantua leads to her self-sacrificial death.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilda | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ soprano role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blanche in Le roi s’amuse ⓘ |
| centralThemeEmbodied |
filial devotion
ⓘ
innocence corrupted by courtly vice ⓘ self‑sacrifice in love ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devoted
ⓘ
innocent ⓘ naive ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| confidesIn | Giovanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | stab wound ⓘ |
| deathScene | Rigoletto, Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesFor | Duke of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisesHerselfAs | male traveler (in final act) ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
catalyst for Rigoletto’s revenge plot
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| famousAria | Caro nome ⓘ |
| famousEnsemble | Bella figlia dell’amore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Rigoletto, Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Italian (fictional context) ⓘ |
| hasVoiceType | coloratura soprano ⓘ |
| isDaughterOf | Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDeceivedBy |
Duke of Mantua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedBy | lyric coloratura sopranos ⓘ |
| isInLoveWith | Duke of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKidnappedBy | courtiers of the Duke of Mantua ⓘ |
| isLovedBy | Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMurderedBy | Sparafucile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeducedBy | Duke of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Francesco Maria Piave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesWith | Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Italian Romantic opera ⓘ |
| operaPremiereDate | 1851-03-11 ⓘ |
| operaPremierePlace | Teatro La Fenice, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectiveFigure | Rigoletto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToTitleCharacter | daughter ⓘ |
| requiresVocalRange | high soprano ⓘ |
| requiresVocalSkills |
agile coloratura
ⓘ
lyric legato ⓘ |
| sacrificesHerselfToSave | Duke of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Renaissance Italy (fictionalized) ⓘ |
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