Rigoletto at Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater

Come one, come all! Voted as audience choice for our 2019-2020 season, this circus version of “Rigoletto,” complete with circus band and bawdy new text by Bari Biern, became a victim of COVID-19, but before that, victim to 19th century censors that found its exploration of the misdeeds of the powerful too dangerous. It finally roars to life on the stage in this new production. At once darkly devilish, toe-tappingly infectious, and horrifically funny, Verdi’s masterpiece is made INtimate, IN-your-face, and INescapably enjoyable under the big top, with a cast of fan favorites returning from 2023’s “The Promised End,” and led once more by Emily Baltzer. Audiences become part of the fun and central to the tragedy in this dynamite way to end the year with a bang!

Authors

• Francesco Maria Piave
• Giuseppe Verdi