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As the Duke, René Barbera, a light and agreeably lyric tenor, goes his own way.

Tomer Zvulun’s staging of Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” which premiered at the 2019 Houston Grand Opera, opens May 31, 2025, with Quinn Kelsey, Rosa Feola in her company debut and René Barbera.

Venice's artistic director Alberto Barbera had predicted that the actors of just three of the 23 films in competition would not be able to come to the festival because of the strike.

However, the festival's artistic director, Alberto Barbera, said that just three of the 23 films in the main competition - "The Killer", "Maestro" and "Poor Things" - would be impacted by the strike, with their actors not coming to Venice.

However, Barbera said the strike could have had a much bigger impact.