Rigoletto opens Saturday!

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 runs until October 18th with three performances only!

WQED-FM is also giving you some teasers of what's in store, plus a few blasts from the past:

WQED-FM Preview: Rigoletto

Learn more about our season opening production as Anna Singer interviews the artists that make this show happen between clips from Verdi's charismatic and timeless score. Get the scoop from maestro Antony Walker, Stage Director Elio Bucky, Susanne Burgess (Gilda) and Sebastian Catana (Rigoletto) at 7:00 PM on Friday, October 9th... right before opening night!

2025-26 Season Recap: Falstaff

WQED-FM 89.3 2025–26 Season re-broadcasts have been giving listeners an opportunity to enjoy last season's operas all over again. Last in the lineup is the laugh-out-loud comic opera classic, Falstaff this Saturday, October 9th at 1:00 PM. Find out why Verdi’s buoyant comedy, based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, is considered one of the best comedic operas of all time!

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