About This Song
About "Rigoletto : Verdi: Rigoletto: "Ella mi fu rapita!"" by Benjamin Bernheim
In 'Ella mi fu rapita!', Bernheim captures the Duke’s shock as a sudden crack in a polished facade. The piano’s chords are footsteps in an empty hall; the tenor’s cry, a door flung open. The music’s tension is between disbelief and the first stir of possessive rage.