She knows little more than he's a student. And yet, his name alone makes her heart throb: Gualtier Maldè.
Gilda, daughter of the court jester, has fallen in love, as she sings in Verdi's famous woodwind aria "Caro nome che il mio cor" or "Sweet name that made my heart."
And yet, what little she knows about the man who's stolen her heart will turn out to be false. The man she met was not Gualtier Maldè. He is no student. He is the Duke of Mantua, infamous libertine, out to make his next conquest.
Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak delivers a stunning company debut as Gilda in our latest #OperaIsON weekend streaming special, "Rigoletto." See it for free the weekend of November 21, 2020: [ Ссылка ]
