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  Revelations, rage, and revenge await in Rigoletto , opening this Saturday. (photo credit: Eric Antoniou for Boston Lyric Opera) Verdi's Rigoletto opens this Saturday! Opening night is almost here! Get ready for an evening of revelry, revelations, regret, rage, and revenge in Rigoletto (opening this Saturday, October 10th at the Benedum Center ). This production not only features our complete crew of Resident Artist singers, but also familiar alumni faces such as Daniel O'Hearn (The Duke) and Maire Therese Carmack (Maddalena), who said this about the piece in a recent interview with onStage Pittsburgh : "The music is full of bangers and bops, it’s like the best music Verdi ever wrote, really masterful writing. It will be very enjoyable musically, but it’s also very thought-provoking and moving. I’ve never sat through Rigoletto without crying, and I don’t think this will be an exception. It’s some of the best opera there is." -- Maire Therese Carmack Rigoletto r...