A star-studded cast perform Verdi's opera, in which the court jester, Rigoletto, is tricked into kidnapping his own daughter and delivering her to the philandering Duke of Mantua, with whom she falls in love.
When Rigoletto decides to seek revenge by plotting the Duke's murder, the curse ensures the worst outcome for his plans.

Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera/Vladimir Jurowski

Act 1

7.30 Wonderful Town
Miles Warde visits Leon Botstein, music director of the American Symphony Orchestra.

7.55 Act 2

8.25 The Met Opera Quiz
Brian Zeger puts listeners' questions to Steven Blier, Phillip Gainsley and Bridget Paolucci.

8.55 Act 3

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