Free for children, this 45-minute show involves music from “My Fair Lady” and “The Elixir of Love” in a new plot devised by Opera Saratoga’s Festival Artists. A joyful, delightful, interactive introduction to the world of opera with a performer meet and greet, and autograph/photo session to follow! Join us beforehand in the lobby for free interactive arts and crafts by the Albany Institute of History & Art, Children’s Museum at Saratoga, and free tea from Saratoga Tea & Honey.

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Family Shows

Universal Preservation Hall

A perennial favorite concert! Opera Saratoga partners with the Mansion of Saratoga for two performances of favorite hits by Rodgers, Hammerstein, and their friends! The Festival Artists sing hits from Carousel, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, and more while the Mansion serves a delicious (included) brunch and dinner to guests seated at tables. Tickets include buffet lunch/dinner. Premium tickets include reserved seating, a beverage and a sweet treat! Cash bar available.

Something Wonderful

The Mansion of Saratoga

Experience the electrifying culmination of an extraordinary summer as all 2025 Merolini take the stage for one final, unforgettable night. Performed in the grandeur of the War Memorial Opera House, this thrilling concert showcases opera’s rising stars in a breathtaking program of arias and ensembles. Audiences are invited to witness the next generation of operatic talent before their careers soar to the world’s greatest stages at this joyous celebration of artistry, passion, and the future of opera.

Merola Grand Finale

War Memorial Opera House

Rigoletto is a court jester with sharp wit and a merciless tongue. By cruelly mocking a grieving father, he sets in motion a tragic lesson in poetic justice. Featuring iconic arias like “Caro nome” and “La donna è mobile,” Verdi’s masterpiece sees Rigoletto become intimately familiar with the dangers of careless love, misguided vengeance, and the inescapable lesson that, under no circumstances, can you fool fate.

Rigoletto

Cincinnati Music Hall

Sharp-witted court jester Rigoletto is the philandering Duke’s right-hand man, always quick to defend his patron’s womanizing and mock his master’s victims. But the joke is on him.

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Events

Upcoming events

10 - 18 Oct, 2026

Rigoletto · Pittsburgh Opera

Past events

20 - 23 Jun, 2026

Family Shows · Opera Saratoga

May 31, 2026

Something Wonderful · Opera Saratoga

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