Revisit the magic of Cincinnati Opera’s 2025 Summer Festival this November, when 90.9 WGUC, media partner for Cincinnati Opera’s 2025 season, brings select performances to the airwaves on Sunday evenings. Each broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET and can be heard locally on air at 90.9 FM and online at wguc.org.
RIGOLETTO
Originally performed June 12 and 14, 2025, at Cincinnati Music Hall
Music by Giuseppe Verdi; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
John Fiore, conductor; Elio Bucky, stage director; Tomer Zvulun, original stage director
Featuring Michael Chioldi, Kathryn Lewek, Zach Borichevsky, Morris Robinson, Tesia Kwarteng, Donnie Ray Albert, Thomas Dreeze, Alexander Gushrowski, Kaylee Nichols, Heidi Middendorf, Vernon Hartman, Kaylyn Taylor Baldwin, Seoyong Lee; Cincinnati Opera Chorus; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Description:
Rigoletto is a court jester with sharp wit and a merciless tongue. By cruelly mocking a grieving father, he sets in motion a tragic lesson in poetic justice. Featuring iconic arias like “Caro nome” and “La donna è mobile,” Verdi’s masterpiece sees Rigoletto become intimately familiar with the dangers of careless love, misguided vengeance, and the inescapable lesson that, under no circumstances, can you fool fate.