An opera by Verdi, with a libretto by Piave and a text by Hugo: no wonder a masterpiece emerged.

A story, a tragedy, in which no character is immune to disguise in order to appear different from himself. A Duke pretending to be a student, a young woman pretending to be a beggar, courtiers wearing the mask of amiability. And above them all: Rigoletto, the Duke's jester. An actor, a man of the theatre, a ridiculous puppet trained by a cruel society to be both accomplice and victim at the same time. But like all great works, if we look closer we also discover that ....Rigoletto is a father: protective but unable to listen; present but locked in silence. A silence that becomes a crack, a wound, a drama. He is, like many of Verdi's heroes, deformed by dark passions and by a destiny that overwhelms him, and only through pain and loss can he rediscover his humanity.

The old Rigoletto could not save his daughter. Perhaps the time has come to listen to the new generations. Perhaps it is they, with their voice, who will save us. And to guide us towards a future of peace, kindness and forgiveness.

A Venti Lucenti performance starring the children and young people of the Progetto All'Opera... In campo!
Commissioned by the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Foundation.
New production by the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in co-production with Venti Lucenti.
In collaboration with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy.

World première.
A project by Fondazione CR Firenze curated by Venti Lucenti.
In collaboration with the Fondazione del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Assessorato Educazione, Formazione Professionale, Cultura della Memoria e della Legalità, Pari Opportunità del Comune di Firenze (Le Chiavi della Città).

Tickets will go on sale from 25 July 2025.

The performances on 13, 14 and 20 November are reserved for schools.