Paul Thomason: You know this guy is sex on a stick and charm personified. He's the ultimate bad boy. He's the sort of person you look at, and you think, "God, he is such trouble, but I bet he'd be ...

Opera San José’s 40th anniversary season continues with a thrilling production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. See photos from the production. Boasting some of opera’s most memorable music, including the ...

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 ...

This tragic story revolving around the unscrupulous Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s stunning daughter Gilda is considered to be one of Verdi’s operatic ...

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 ...

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Editor's note: This article originally posted on the San Francisco Examiner. Click here for more culture reporting at sfexaminer.com When San Francisco Opera opens its 2025-26 season on Sept. 5 with ...