Month: April 2019

Pietro Masscagni – Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) This is a one-act opera with (almost) uninterrupted action on a single set. It takes place in a Sicili...

Thinking about Rigoletto The Duke is the Bad Boy of this opera, but for all his villainy and mistreatment of women, he is a rather shallow character. His power ...

Giuseppi Verdi – Rigoletto Throughout his career Verdi had recurring problems with censorship. This was amplified by the fact that he had to contend with two di...