[Met Performance] CID:85060
Rigoletto {131} Metropolitan Opera House: 11/10/1923.
(Debut: Nannette Guilford
Review)
Metropolitan Opera House
November 10, 1923
RIGOLETTO {131}
Giuseppe Verdi--Francesco Maria Piave
Rigoletto...............Millo Picco
Gilda...................Queena Mario
Duke of Mantua..........Miguel Fleta
Maddalena...............Marion Telva
Sparafucile.............Giovanni Martino
Monterone...............Italo Picchi
Borsa...................Angelo Badà
Marullo.................Louis D'Angelo
Count Ceprano...........Vincenzo Reschiglian
Countess Ceprano........Nannette Guilford [Debut]
Giovanna................Grace Anthony
Page....................Virginia Grassi
Conductor...............Gennaro Papi
Director................Armando Agnini
Set designer............Vittorio Rota
Costume designer........Mathilde Castel-Bert
Rigoletto received eight performances this season.
Review signed P. J. N. in Musical America
'Rigoletto' Saturday Night
The guests of the Duke of Mantua made a brilliant picture as they moved in the stately hall of his palace in the first act of "Rigoletto" on Saturday night, and in this way the keynote was struck for an effective performance of Verdi's opera under Gennaro Papi's baton. Through the indisposition of Giuseppe Danise, Millo Picco took the title-role at short notice and, all things considered, did remarkably well. Miguel Fleta, by his dashing impersonation of the Duke, strengthened the good impression he had made earlier in the week, and Queena Mario, who appeared as Gilda, found herself obliged to bow repeatedly in acknowledgment of the enthusiasm which followed "Caro Nome." All the familiar melodies, in fact, excited a capacity audience which had begun to assemble at the theater long before the curtain rose. Marion Telva sang well as Maddalena and Giovanni Martino was an effective Sparafucile. Nannette Guilford, one of the new members of the company, made her first Metropolitan appearance as the Countess in the first act. She is of attractive presence and, though the part is only a small one, she made a distinct impression by her excellent vocal quality.