rigoletto
June 12 & 14, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Music Hall • springer auditorium
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Sung in Italian with projected English translations
pity the fool.
Rigoletto is a court jester with sharp wit and a merciless tongue. By cruelly mocking a grieving father, he sets in motion a tragic lesson in poetic justice. Featuring iconic arias like “Caro nome” and “La donna è mobile,” Verdi’s masterpiece sees Rigoletto become intimately familiar with the dangers of careless love, misguided vengeance, and the inescapable lesson that, under no circumstances, can you fool fate.
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production photos
Production by: The Atlanta Opera; Stage Director: Tomer Zvulun; Photos: Eric Antoniou for Boston Lyric Opera © 2014
Cast & Creative Team
Rigoletto – Michael Chioldi
Gilda – Kathryn Lewek
Duke of Mantua – Zach Borichesvky
Sparafucile – Morris Robinson
Conductor – John Fiore
Scenic Designer – John Conklin
Costume Designer – Vita Tyzkun
Lighting Designer – Thomas C. Hase
Hair & Makeup Designer – James Geier
Chorus Master – Henri Venanzi
Original stage direction by Tomer Zvulun.
Featuring the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Opera Chorus.
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Opera Insights
Enhance your appreciation of Rigoletto with a pre-curtain talk one hour before each performance in Music Hall's Corbett Tower. Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director, provides a 30-minute overview and insights into the opera's history, music, and production. Free to all ticket holders. No reservations required.
Meet the Composer
Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi was the major Italian musical dramatist of the nineteenth century, the successor to Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini. Along with Wagner, he was the most important opera composer of the period and received national and international recognition for his powerful stage works.
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Original illustration of “Rigoletto”: Aimee Sposito Martini