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Who wrote the libretto for Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto?
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Giuseppe Verdi
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi was known for operas such as Rigoletto (1851).
The libretto for Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto was written by Francesco Maria Piave.12
Piave was one of Verdi's favorite librettists, and the two collaborated closely on the work, which was based on the play Le Roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo.13