This is a piano transcription of music from Verdi's opera Rigoletto, arranged by the Irish composer William Vincent Wallace. It features typical operatic bravura adapted for the keyboard, emphasizing melody against busy passagework.
Precision in the ornamentation and managing the transition between virtuosic runs and lyrical sections is key.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Ballade de 'Rigoletto' (Op.82) is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Ballade de 'Rigoletto' (Op.82) lasts about 5 minutes.
Ballade de 'Rigoletto' (Op.82) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer by William Vincent Wallace, Caprice héroïque by William Vincent Wallace, Boléro by Maurice Ravel — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.