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 ...

The performances will take place at the 4,680-seat Odeon of Herodes Atticus located at the foot of the Acropolis. The production is directed by the Festival's Artistic Director, Katerina Evangelatos, ...

Sarah Dufresne wasn’t supposed to appear in the Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) production of “Rigoletto,” which opened Saturday at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Up until last month, ...

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 ...

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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...