In addition to major works Opera's 51st season will include its annual free outdoor concert and a piece that celebrates ...

The Finger Lakes Opera is preparing for its next show, “Rigoletto,” a tragic tale of love, vengeance, and sacrifice.The actor ...

Rigoletto acts out of fear of the curse, but, in fact, his behavior causes the curse to be fulfilled because this brilliantly ...

Rigoletto, the title character of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, is a court jester with hyperkyphosis, aka a hunchback. I don’t know ...

This “Rigoletto” closes Conlon’s penultimate season as L.A. Opera music director. Seemingly born to conduct Verdi, Conlon can whip up as much dramatic excitement as anyone might need.

Rigoletto’s virginal daughter, Gilda, falls in love with the Duke, who sneaks into her home with a false name and promises of love. He takes her “honor,” then discards her, leaving her ...

Rigoletto's wife is dead, and nobody at the Duke's court even knows that he'd been married, much less that he has a child — and he always visits Gilda in secret, so nobody will find out about her.

Rigoletto’s actions are now consumed by rage and revenge. He doesn’t see how fast the karma wheel is spinning for him, as he sees the Count being led off to be executed for vilifying the Duke.

This show, based on a 2000 production for Chicago Lyric Opera, got sillier as it went on, though the minimal final scene between Rigoletto and his daughter was satisfying in every way.