Rigoletto by Verdi, Wed 18 Sep 2024, From (2024/2024), Directed by Mary Birnbaum, Conductor Enrique Mazzola, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, United States

Join Lyric Opera of Chicago for Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto, a powerfully dramatic work based on a play by Victor Hugo. The composer brings astounding intensity to the court jester Rigoletto, tragically obsessed with avenging his daughter Gilda’s dishonor. The score’s highlights are unforgettable, from Rigoletto’s hair-raising denunciation of the Duke of Mantua’s courtiers, “Cortigiani,” to the immoral, philandering Duke’s “La donna è mobile,” to Gilda’s ecstatic “Caro nome.” Conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola, a much-acclaimed Verdian, Lyric’s visually sumptuous production stars the sensational baritone Igor Golovatenko. He's joined by two other international luminaries making eagerly awaited company debuts: Mané Galoyan, the exquisite Armenian soprano, and Javier Camarena, the spectacular Mexican tenor. Artists Igor Golovatenko Rigoletto Mané Galoyan * Gilda Javier Camarena * Duke of Mantua Soloman Howard Sparafucile Zoie Reams Andrew Manea * Monterone Travon D. Walker *** Borsa Sankara Harouna *** Marullo Christopher Humbert, Jr. *** Ceprano Adia Evans *** Countess Ceprano Maire Therese Carmack * Giovanna Gemma Nha *** Page Enrique Mazzola Conductor Mary Birnbaum * Director Robert Innes Hopkins Set Designer Jane Greenwood Costume Designer Duane Schuler Lighting Designer Michael Black Chorus Director