Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma)(2008)
Rigoletto (2008) Teatro Regio di Parma. Verdi / Italian
Live recording at Parma Verdi Festival 6 October, 2008. Massimo Zanetti conducting Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma. Stage director Stefano Vizioli.
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