Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the harrowing story of a protective father, a lovestruck daughter, a predatory duke, and the terrible consequences of a curse in Verdi's Rigoletto. The new-to-Chicago production stars two world-renowned Ryan Opera Center alumni, Quinn Kelsey and Matthew Polenzani, in the opposing roles of the jester and the duke; and Italian soprano Rosa Feola (familiar to CSO audiences) in her Lyric debut as Gilda.

Rigoletto opens Saturday, October 7, with eight performances through November 3 at the Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $59 and are available now at lyricopera.org/Rigoletto or at 312-827-5600.