<Tr> <Td> Duke of Mantua </Td> <Td> tenor </Td> <Td> Raffaele Mirate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sparafucile, an assassin </Td> <Td> bass </Td> <Td> Paolo Damini </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maddalena, his sister </Td> <Td> contralto </Td> <Td> Annetta Casaloni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Giovanna, Gilda's Nurse </Td> <Td> mezzo - soprano </Td> <Td> Laura Saini </Td> </Tr>

Rigoletto the title character in verdi’s opera is