Detroit Free Press — 'Rigoletto' at Detroit Opera House through Sunday; George Lopez due in Windsor             more info

Mercury News, California — Verdi's 'Rigoletto' is breaking hearts once again in the powerful production with which Opera San Jose has opened its 31st season. Sunday's performance at the California Theatre featured several outstanding voices in leading roles, including that of ... more info

The Telegraph — This ENO staging starts enthrallingly but leaves us hopelessly lost, says Rupert Christiansen     more info

Chorus.fm — Two weeks ago we premiered *Rigoletto* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/rigoletto)'s music video, and now we're premiering the band's latest single "Twenty Five." It comes from the band's upcoming record Delusions Of Grandeur, which you can pre-order her... more info

Chorus.fm — Today we're premiering the video from Chattanooga, TN's *Rigoletto* (http://absolutepunk.net/rigoletto). Signed to South Division Records, the alternative rock act should be primed for big things very soon. If you're a fan of *The 1975* (http://www.a... more info

Cross Rhythms — Tennessee's Rigoletto getting rave reviews more info

Guardian Music — Rival legacies of classical pioneers to be honoured in 2013 with worldwide bonanza of recordings and performancesTwo of opera's greatest contemporaries, pioneers of their era, are to compete for public honour once again next year. January marks the b... more info

Mercury News, California — Serbian baritone Zeljko Lucic, as the court jester Rigoletto, has a voice that barbs and caresses his audience, but ultimately fastens it in a treacherous bear hug; Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, as the jester's loving daughter Gilda in her compan... more info

Guardian Music — Stephen Joseph, ScarboroughThere are certain combinations that should never go together: chalk and cheese, oil and water, Verdi and classic American soul – though that doesn't dissuade Chris Monks from having a try. No opera is safe from Monks's sa... more info

Guardian Music — Popular baritone and lieder singer with remarkable dictionDerek Hammond-Stroud, who has died at the age of 85, was a popular and highly regarded baritone who enlivened the British lyric stage for several decades in a variety of roles. His remarkable ... more info