Conductor

Victor DeRenzi

Stage Director

John Hoomes

Scenic Designer

Jeffrey W. Dean

Costume Coordinator

Jan Finnell

Lighting Designer

Barry Steele

Wigs And Make-Up Designer

Elsen Associates

Chorus Preparation

Elizabeth Hastings

Assistant Conductor

Elaine Rinaldi

Surtitles Provided By

Bayshore Opera Translations

Surtitle Translation

Lindley L. Becker / T.J. Scott

 

New Production Created By Sarasota Opera

 

 

Cast

 

Ernani, the bandit

Philip Webb

Don Carlo, King of Spain

Igor Emelianov

Don Ruy Gomez De Silva, a Spanish grandee

Ding Gao

Elvira, his niece and betrothed

Tamara Wright Acosta

Giovanna, her nurse

Maureen Tye*

Don Riccardo,the King's equerry

Dallas W. Bono*

Jago, Don Ruy's equerry

Luiz-Ottavio Faria*

 

* Studio Artist

 

Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentices

 

 

Reviews

 

 

“A sumptuous and spectacular production of Verdi’s Ernani”
—Venice Gondolier

 

“The audience, delighted with music they could hum, and Verdi’s stand-and-deliver arias, received this unfamiliar opera enthusiastically.”
—Florence Fisher, Sarasota Herald Tribune

 

(Photo: Sarasota Opera)