What word could we use to describe “La donna e mobile,” the beloved tenor aria in Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto”? Corny comes to mind. Let’s be candid — this is not what we could call a lilting, beautiful ...

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San Diego Opera on Saturday opened its sixth production of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterwork “Rigoletto,” which is just as well known for its showpiece arias and famed quartet as its old-fashioned, ...

The Washington Opera’s visually arresting production of Giuseppe Verdi’s popular tragic opera “Rigoletto” opened Saturday at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House. Blessed by first-rate though occasionally ...

Few operas can boast the rich array of great tunes that pack the score of “Rigoletto,” making it a perennial favorite onstage. In Seattle Opera’s current production, you can feel the frisson that goes ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Some of the most famous moments in all of opera will get a central Indiana airing in November as the Indianapolis Opera presents “Rigoletto.” Giuseppi Verdi first penned ...

Opera returned to Denver last weekend after nearly a year off, and it was — as they say in the business — grand to have it back. Even better because the production of “Rigoletto” at the Ellie Caulkins ...

In March 1851, Verdi’s Rigoletto wowed an unsuspecting crowd at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. The surprise was twofold. Not only was the composer following one of his worst flops, Stiffelio, but he ...

If any composer can make you forget an Astros loss, it’s Giuseppe Verdi. On opening night of Rigoletto, Houston Grand Opera flashed the score of Game 5 of the ALCS (with those damned Yankees) during ...