Edouard Cruz wrote: >I'd like to buy Rigoletto in a near future. The French critic like >kubelik/Bergonzi/Scala almost unanimosly. The British like this one >and Callas or Sutherkand/Pavarotti. I'd like to know the view from the >Italians and the Germans I'm British and I like the Guilini, Domingo version on DG. I always find Domingo's voice more attractive than Pavarotti's. But for me Rigoletto is a rather dull opera. There are few good arias. I am bemussed as to what criteria critics are applying when ascertaining the hierachy of works. There are better Verdi operas than this which don't seem to be rated eg I Lombardi. Bob Draper [log in to unmask]