Opera Cheat Sheet | Houston Public Media

In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet, Houston Public Media Arts & Culture Director, St.John Flynn, and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra discuss Giuseppe Verdi’s searing 1851 tragedy Rigoletto, the story of Gilda, the beautiful young girl sacrificed on the altar of her father’s malevolence. Tune in for San Francisco Opera’s broadcast of Rigoletto, featuring Željko Lučić in the title role and Aleksandra Kurzak as Gilda. [The musical excerpts heard in this OCS are taken... Read More