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Opera returns to the Academy of Music with updated Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ in the ‘burbs

Overall, the opening was medium voltage — it felt more like a dress rehearsal — with everything in the right places but with no molten core of primal emotions.

In Opera Philadelphia's "Rigoletto," (from left) Sparafucile, sung by bass Wei Wu; Maddalena, mezzo-soprano Kristen Choi; and the Duke, tenor Joshua Blue.
In Opera Philadelphia's "Rigoletto," (from left) Sparafucile, sung by bass Wei Wu; Maddalena, mezzo-soprano Kristen Choi; and the Duke, tenor Joshua Blue.Read moreDominic M. Mercier