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 ...

A melodramatic story and sometimes awkward stage direction took a little of the shine off San Diego Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterwork “Rigoletto” this past weekend, but the singing and ...

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 ...

Verdi’s score for Rigoletto is a masterpiece. I just wish knowing where Francesco Maria Piave’s libretto was headed didn’t ...

Palm Beach Opera will perform Verdi's "Rigoletto March 20-22 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The work is filled with well-know arias that may be familiar to those who have never seen the ...

There’s something special about seeing an opera for the first time. Christopher Mattaliano’s first opera was Giuseppe Verdi’s ...

No sets. No props. No staging. No costumes. But there was fine singing and acting -- only a few feet from the enthusiastic audience -- in a production worth noting Sunday when the Opera Bel Canto ...

Opera’s power lies in its exploration of the timeless universals of human experience. Presented competently, heartbreak, vengeance, forgiveness, the tragedy of justice denied or the comedy of justice ...

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 ...