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Baritone (+1)

Igor Golovatenko

Rigoletto

Soprano

Mané Galoyan

Gilda

Bass (+5)

Soloman Howard

Sparafucile

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Zoie Reams

Maddalena

Conductor

Conductor (+2)

Enrique Mazzola

Set designer

Set designer (+2)

Robert Innes Hopkins

Costume designer

Jane Greenwood

Lighting designer

Duane Schuler

Stage director

Mary Birnbaum

Chorusmaster

Chorusmaster (+1)

Michael Black

Tenor (+1)

Javier Camarena

The Duke of Mantua

Andrew Manea

The Count of Monterone

Tenor

Travon Walker

Matteo Borsa

Bass (+1)

Sankara Harouna

Marullo

Bass-baritone (+3)

Christopher Humbert Jr.

The Count of Ceprano

Soprano (+1)

Adia Evans

The Countess of Ceprano

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Maire Therese Carmack

Giovanna

Gemma Nha

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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 ***
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    Enrique Mazzola
    Conductor


    Mary Birnbaum *
    Director


    Robert Innes Hopkins
    Set Designer


    Jane Greenwood
    Costume Designer

    Duane Schuler
    Lighting Designer

    Michael Black
    Chorus Director

Italian

Chicago

United States

Rigoletto Verdi

Sharan Allad

English

RIGOLETTO's complex characters — from the naive Gilda to the duplicitous Duke of Mantua — have captivated audiences for centuries. Hear Music Director Enrique Mazzola discuss the iconic roles, and see him on the podium when Verdi's dramatic opera opens Lyric's 2024/25 Season on September 14.

Enrique Mazzola on the characters of Verdi's RIGOLETTO

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Rigoletto, Verdi

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Rigoletto

Gilda

Sparafucile

Maddalena

Il Duca di Mantova

Il Conte di Monterone

Matteo Borsa

Marullo

Il Conte di Ceprano

La Contessa di Ceprano

Giovanna

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