Name: Rigoletto at Cultural Foundation
Start: 2025-11-22T20:00:00+04:00
End: 2025-11-22T21:00:00+04:00
Location: Cultural Foundation

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Ticket Information

Ticket sales are final and non-refundable.

Event Policies, restrictions, and terms

Dress Code: Casual

Parking is available

No external food and beverages will be allowed into the venue.

Address: Cultural Foundation - Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum St(2nd St) - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirate

How to get there:
By car: You can drive to the Cultural Foundation from anywhere in Abu Dhabi. You can park there for a small fee.
By public transport: The Cultural Foundation is accessible by bus. The nearest bus station would be Abu Dhabi Bus station which is 1.2 Kilometeres away from the Cultural Foundation.
By taxi: You can also take a taxi to the Cultural Foundation. It's a famous destination and most drivers would be familiar with its location. Experience Verdi’s Rigoletto in a bold staging by the celebrated Russian director Yuri Alexandrov, founder of the State Theatre St. Petersburg Opera.
After their celebrated appearance at Expo 2020, the company returns with one of opera’s greatest works, reimagined with striking originality. Alexandrov’s Rigoletto transforms the jester from the familiar hunchback into a sharp, cunning figure whose torment lies hidden behind his courtly disguise - a haunting portrayal of cruelty, corruption, and vulnerability.

Founded in 1987, the St. Petersburg Opera has become one of Russia’s leading companies, admired across Europe for its richly costumed productions and exceptional singers. Under Alexandrov, who has staged works at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Arena di Verona, and the Mariinsky Theatre, the theatre has developed a reputation for daring artistry that challenges convention while remaining faithful to Verdi’s dramatic power.
Rigoletto remains one of Verdi’s most enduring masterpieces: a story of love, betrayal, and revenge told through some of the most celebrated music in the operatic repertoire.

See it brought to life in a lavish, costumed spectacle, representing one of the finest examples of world opera and St. Petersburg Opera's signature production.