NY Lyric Opera Theatre presents Rigoletto

(Past) Sat, Feb 27 at 8:30 pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia $45

Rigoletto
By Giuseppe Verdi

Concert version with piano performed in Italian. Set in the 16th Century in and around Mantua. Rigoletto, born with a humpback, becomes a court jester. Although he is welcomed at court, he is not viewed as being an equal because of his deformity. In secret, he married a woman, who died giving birth to his daughter Gilda. He has hidden Gilda away, fearing that if she is found, the court would try to do her harm. The Duke, pretending he is a poor student (one of his many disguises to seduce women) meets her and she falls deeply in love. She is abducted by members of the court and taken to the Duke. After the Duke takes advantage of her, he continues to seduce other women. Rigoletto is distraught when he realizes what has happened. He vows to kill the Duke.