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"Rigoletto," "Le Roi s'amuse," and the Reality of Rape

The pivotal scene that made me determined to do a new translation of Victor Hugo’s “Le Roi s’amuse.” (See a staged reading of my translation on April 19 in San Francisco!)

Plays I've Read, Opinions I HaveMarissa SkudlarekApril 11, 2026Rigoletto, Victor Hugo, Giuseppe Verdi, translation, Le Roi s'amuse, When You're the King They Let You Do It, San Francisco Opera, opera, theater

Shakespeare completist #goals

Having just seen Timon of Athens for the first time, I calculate how close I am to being a Shakespeare completist.

Theater I've SeenMarissa SkudlarekMay 10, 2018Shakespeare, theater