Rigoletto is a three act opera that was written about 1851 by Giuseppe Verdi. It is based on a play by Victor Hugo called Le roi s’amuse. It takes place during the sixteenth century in northern Italy. The main characters include the Duke, who is the womanizer; Rigoletto, the Duke’s court jester; and Gilda, Rigoletto’s daughter who falls for the Duke. The first scene begins at a ball that the Duke is hosting, where the Duke is trying to seduce Countess Ceprano, even though she is married, and Rigoletto is seen making fun of and mocking people at the ball. Count Monterone, an old man, eventually interrupts the ball and accuses the Duke of seducing his daughter. Rigoletto makes fun of him and the Duke arrests him. As he is leaving though, he