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Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi  (1813-1901)

Opening night in 1903 of Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera was the American debut of a young Italian singer...Enrico Caruso as the 'Duke'. Caruso was 30 years old at that time.  Another famous singer, Antonio Scotti played the 'Hunchback'.

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