The outstanding contribution of the evening was the title role, delivered by American baritone Michael Chioldi ...

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Experience the tragic opera Rigoletto by Verdi at the Indianapolis Opera. Famous arias, dramatic story, and talented cast ...

Opera in the Heights Artistic Director Eiki Isomura conducts a rehearsal with the OH Orchestra and baritone Nathan Matticks in the title role of Rigoletto Credit: Photo by Alyssa Weathersby Hurt ...

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 ...

You say you don’t know anything about opera? Chances are you’ve heard some of the art form’s most famous melodies — from Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” to “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro,” one of the ...

Soprano Patricia Ciofi sings an aria from Verdi's Rigoletto. (Talk Like An Opera Geek attempts to decode the intriguing and intimidating lexicon of the opera house.) It happens every day. You're at ...

It seems unbelievable now, but Verdi’s Rigoletto was a disaster at its premiere. There’s no doubt that this was partly due to inferior casting, but the fact remains that the score was just too unusual ...

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, ...