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    I masnadieri

     

    2006 Sarasota Opera Production

    February 25, 28, March 2, 5m, 8, 11, 18m

     

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    Tragic Opera In Four Acts, Sung In Italian
    Poetry By Andrea Maffei
    Based On The Play Die Räuber By Friedrich Schiller

     

    Conductor

    Victor DeRenzi


    Stage Director

    Martha Collins


    Scenic Designer

    Troy Hourie


    Costume Designer

    Howard Tsvi Kaplan


    Lighting Designer

    James Leitner


    Wigs And Make-Up Designer

    Georgianna Eberhard


    Chorus Master

    Roger L. Bingaman


    Assistant Conductors

    Lisa Hasson, Richard Cordova


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    Cast

     

    Amalia, an orphan niece of the Count

    Asako Tamura

     

    Massimiliano, the Count Moor, regent

    Young-Bok Kim


    Carlo, Massimiliano's son

    Todd Geer


    Francesco, Massimiliano's son

    Michael Corvino


    Arminio, chamberlain to the family of the regent

    Chad A. Johnson


    Moser, a pastor

    Mark Freiman


    Rolla, Carlo's companion

    Andrew Bidlack*

     

    * Studio Artist

     

    Sarasota Opera Orchestra
    Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentices

     

     

    Reviews

     

     

    “DeRenzi led his orchestral and vocal forces with the brilliance we’ve come to expect.”
    —June LeBell, The Observer

     

    “An impassioned, robust reading of one of the composer’s lesser-known works. Is there a better Verdi conductor in the country than Victor DeRenzi? That’s unlikely. His tautly focused direction, lyric lilt and rhythmic subtlety offer an annual seminar in Verdi conducting.”
    —Lawrence A. Johnson, Sun-Sentinel

     

    “A rousing new production.”
    —Christine Gransier, L’Opera (Italy)

     

    (Photos: Deb Hesser / Sarasota Opera)

     

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