Rigoletto and Carmen are both operas. Rigoletto is a tragic OPERA in three acts composed by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It premiered in 1851 at La Fenice OPERA house in Venice. Carmen is an OPERA in four acts composed by Georges Bizet, based on the novella of the same name by Prosper Merimee. It premiered in 1875 at the OPERA-Comique in Paris. Both operas have been adapted for film and stage productions.