by Giuseppe Verdi (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave)

This 1971 studio recording is with Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the London Symphony Chorus, with conductor Richard Bonynge (husband of soprano Joan Sutherland).

Principal cast:
Joan Sutherland, soprano: Gilda
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor: the Duke of Mantua
Sherrill Milnes, baritone: Rigoletto
Martti Talvela, bass: Sparafucile
Huguette Tourangeau, mezzo-soprano: Maddalena