Verdi’s 16^th opera, Rigoletto, premiered in 1851. Based on Victor Hugo’s stinging attack on the French court, Le Roi s’amuse, it was Verdi’s first masterpiece. As it tells the story of a hunchbacked jester desperate to keep his beloved daughter from the grasp of a licentious court, the opera explores some of the darker motivations of the human condition: lust, betrayal, and vengeance. Rigoletto continues to be appreciated the world over and has become an essential member of the operatic repertoire. At its world premiere, Rigoletto was the singular most compelling and dramatically cohesive opera ever conceived.
 

Casting**
 

The Opera San José Orchestra, Chorus and Supers

**Casting subject to change without notice.

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