The Amarillo Opera is putting a western twist on a classic tale including love, fate, revenge and the abuse of power in Verdi's "Rigoletto," set to be performed in the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts for one night only, on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. In the operatic story's traditional language of Italian, local and traveling musicians will bring to life "Rigoletto" by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the play "Le Roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo.

The story follows a court jester named Rigoletto, kept by the womanizing Duke of Montua of The Panhandle, for his witty comments mocking the husbands and fathers of the women the Duke seduces. This includes a senator named Monterone, who casts a violent curse on Rigoletto. The jester, in fear of the curse, leaves to ensure the safety of his own daughter, Gilda, from what may come — only to find that fate and revenge have already played their cards, and his daughter makes the ultimate sacrifice to break her father's curse.