2025 Season

A Fool's Game

Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto is a powerful opera built on contrasts—between light-hearted melodies and dark moral truths, personal loyalty and systemic cruelty, and justice and futility. At its center is Rigoletto, a jester trapped in moral compromise, whose attempt to shield his daughter ends in heartbreak. This enduring opera invites audiences to wrestle with uncomfortable truths beneath its beautiful music. Read more about Rigoletto here.

Class Act: Cincinnati Opera Takes Center Stage in Schools

For students across Greater Cincinnati, school is back in session, and with it, a new year full of possibilities. Cincinnati Opera is excited to play a role in enhancing students’ learning by partnering with local schools on a variety of arts-based educational offerings geared toward young people of all ages.