![Adela Zaharia – who plays Gilda in director Miguel del Arco's version of 'Rigoletto' – in a scene from the opera.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3X5OEWPIAZCSTD2QURMTINILPQ.jpg?auth=4f5d7c31f6f405ac9081a672a51b745e1d64a80ad8c0b167315a427e5103fe09&width=414&height=233&focal=1666%2C418)
Death from heartbreak, instead of suicide: What censorship did to opera
Controversies – such as the one recently sparked by the opera ‘Rigoletto,’ directed by Miguel del Arco – are no stranger to a genre that has weathered all kinds of scandals throughout its history