Product Overview
In the early 20th century, tobacco was in great demand. Many companies issued products, like cigars, into the marketplace. To differentiate their brand, they hired artists to design fancy labels for the boxes and the cigars themselves. Many names were also given to these brands and often these names were take from current events, history, or people. This label is an example of the art of the period. Rigoletto (pronounced [ri?o?letto]) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. The opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. There is a border around the image. The image size is correct. Many sizes available.
