Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Revenge and tragedy strike onstage with Verdi's Rigoletto. Dark and brooding, this ...

What to do with a Giuseppe Verdi opera that involves a virginal woman being degraded, abducted and treated as so much property, comes with no female chorus and yet is beloved at least in part for its ...

Every character in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto goes way overboard for love. Hunchbacked jester Rigoletto loves daughter Gilda so much he locks her inside the house, except for Sunday church services.

Rigoletto, the title character of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, is a court jester with hyperkyphosis, aka a hunchback. I don’t know if I’m technically a hunchback, but I do slouch a lot, and I’ve started to ...

To Raise the Curtain on San Francisco Opera’s 103rd season, San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild will present Opera Ball on Friday, September 5, 2025. The festive evening includes a ...

Rigoletto is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian ...

Los Angeles Opera hasn’t had a lot of luck with “Rigoletto,” which returned to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage Saturday night. The company’s first attempt was in 1993. Hoping for Hollywood magic, ...

Opera San Jos&eacute’s current production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto gives you your Verdi straight. The opera is simply staged, with traditional costumes and sets. This is not a production that ...

Rigoletto 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. Despite serious initial problems with ...

Verdi baritones are crown jewels in the opera world, their voices treasured for the legato line – a long, burnished, velvety sound – coupled with powerful high notes that Guiseppe Verdi wrote in his ...