Opera Blog: The History of the Court Jester and Verdi’s “Rigoletto”
The court jester is a universal character. He can be found in ancient Rome and in China, in...
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Opera Blog: A Conversation with David Rosen about “Rigoletto”
Magda Romanska, BLO Dramaturg and visiting associate professor at Harvard University, talks to...
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Opera Blog: Boston Lyric Opera’s Version of Verdi’s “Rigoletto”
BLO’s version of Rigoletto returns the opera to its original historical context. The dramatic...
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Opera Blog: “Rigoletto” Production History
Verdi’s Rigoletto is based on Victor Hugo’s 1832 play Le Roi s’amuse (The King Amuses Himself),...
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