Rigoletto rebroadcast August 2006

RIGOLETTO Full Opera Rebroadcast

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Watch Rigoletto free online August 1–31, 2026.

About RIGOLETTO

TREACHERY, SEDUCTION, AND A RAGING FATHER DEAD ON REVENGE.

Rigoletto—he’s the jaded jester paid to make others laugh in the debauched court of Mantua. But when his innocent daughter is cruelly seduced by the salacious Duke, Rigoletto stops being funny and vows revenge. Seething with rage, he launches an elaborate plot to avenge his beloved child. But everything goes terribly, terribly wrong … Experience Verdi at his most dramatically potent, with melody after irresistible melody sung by our incredible cast.

One of the world’s great Rigolettos, George Gagnidze “is a force of destructive nature” (Los Angeles Times)—tenor René Barbera thrills with the Duke’s iconic “La donna è mobile”— and Madison Leonard’s “silvery ethereal sound” (Opera Magazine) makes her the perfect Gilda.

Music Director Emmanuel Villaume conducts this Dallas Opera co-production with Houston Grand Opera and The Atlanta Opera.

Rigoletto is a Co-Production of The Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and The Atlanta Opera
Scenery originally created for Wolf Trap Opera

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