The tragedy of Verdi’s opera is set in motion when a servant, the hunchback jester Rigoletto, offends a member of the power structure, Count Ceprano, who retaliates by kidnapping Rigoletto’s beloved daughter, Gilda. Yet, this takes place after The Duke of Mantua (a playboy) seduces and abandons the pretty virgin, who happens to be Rigoletto's daughter.
Sounds like a marvelous scene for role-play, don't you think?
Though in a reversal of power perhaps for...
I'd love to be the Duchess, a playgirl to be sure,
Or perhaps the Countess...
Which brings to mind this amazing picture by Roberto Ferri.
The Portrayal of Female Power
(http://www.robertoferri.net/)
I think you and I should go see Rigoletto while it is still playing.
It's a powerful, passionate performance...perfect for us!
