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OMG...this Gilda has a lovely timbre to her voice, but she has so many breaks, I can’t believe it. her mid range is exquisite, but she chops it off to go to her head voice for the really high notes. And the role has “quite a few” high notes! LOL!

[ConorMacNessa]

June Anderson was the Gilda in the production I was thinking of. No breaks - smooth transition through the registers. I think Leo Nucci made a carer of singing Rigoletto - He must have been in a dozen productions during the late 70's - early 80's.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!