Rigoletto - The Quartet
(from the cover of a 19th. century Ricordi score)

Paris - 1912 - Francois Ruhlmann (c) - Pathé 1536/1570

La Scala - 1916 - Carlo Sabajno (c)

La Scala - 1917 - Carlo Sabajno (c)

La Voce del Padrone, 9 12" discs, S 5544/8, 5552/4, 5558/64 (even numbers only), & 8 10" discs, R 5543, 5549/57, 5561/3 (odd numbers only) [side 9, Badini/Simzis, "Deh non parlare"; s 21, Badini/Pezzati, "La-ra, la-ra"; s 23, Simzis/Badini, "Mio padre!"; s 29, Broccardi/Pezzati/Badini/Simzis, "Bella figlia dell'amore"; s 33, Badini/Fernandez/Broccardi, "Della vendetta alfin"; s 34, Simzis/Badini, "Lassu in ciel" - all recorded in 1917 to replace rejected takes recorded in 1916 with the first cast]

San Carlo, Napoli - 1918 - Salvatore Sassano (c)

This Phonotype set appears to be nearly complete and nearly integral except for three missing sides.

Character 1912 1916 1917 1918
Rigoletto Jean Noté Cesare Formichi Giuseppe Danise; Ernesto Badini; unidentified baritone Antonio Armentano Anticorona
Gilda Aline Vallandri Ines Ferraris Ayres Borghi-Zerni; Olga Simzis; unidentified soprano Angela De Angelis
Duke Robert Lassalle Giuseppe Taccani Carlo Broccardi Fernando De Lucia.
Sparafucile Pierre Dupré Vincenzo Bettoni Vincenzo Bettoni Luis Muñoz
Maddalena Ketty Lapeyrette G. Caiani Renata Pezzati Vida Ferluga

Act I part 1 1912 1916 1917 1918
"Questa o quella" 03:10 04:47 01:41 04:19

Act I part 2 1912 1916 1917 1918
"Pari siamo" 03:59 04:15 04:07 04:03
"Giovanna ... E il sol dell'anima" 15:41 18:17 omitted 18:21
"Gualthier Malde ... Caro nome" 23:11 26:44 omitted 27:04

Act II 1912 1916 1917 1918
"Ella mi fu rapita" omitted 00:00 omitted 00:00
"La ra, la ra ... Cortiggiani, vil raza dannata" 02:17 07:52 00:00 08:02
Gilda/Rigoletto duet: "Parla ... Tutte le feste al tempio" 10:54 17:48 04:17 15:54

Act III 1912 1916 1917 1918
"La donna é mobile" 01:58 01:27 02:17 00:00
Quartet: "Bella figlia dell'amore" 06:19 06:00 06:32 05:13
Finale (Gilda/Rigoletto) 23:42 24:00 omitted 25:43