Conductor

Victor DeRenzi

Stage Director

Bruce Donnell

Scenic Designer

Boyd Ostroff

Sets

Syracuse Opera

Costume Coordinator

Helen E. Rodgers

Lighting Designer

Adam Macks

Wigs And Make-Up Designers

Dennis Bergevin And Jeffrey Frank

Chorus Preparation

John Keene

Assistant Conductor

Michael Franciosi

Opera Titles

Aria Productions

Surtitle Translation

Ray Chesin

 

Cast

 

Ferrando

Thomas Sandri

 

Ines

Connie L. Coffelt*

Leonora

Phyllis Treigle / Colette Rice

Count de Luna

Ping Yu

Manrico

William Joyner

Azucena

Nancy Ortez

An Old Gypsy

Andrew Parks*

A Messenger

Mark Hale*

Ruiz

Robert Dirstein*

 

* Apprentice Artist

 

 

Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists

 

 

Reviews

 

 

“…musically solid and sung with vitality by a strong cast of principals... The end effect is a tightly woven package full of theatrical flair and bold lyricism.”                    

– Kurt Loft, The Tampa Tribune

 

“…a production that excites the audience to quite a frenzy… high energy levels and carefully executed technical excellence from all hands…”           

– Virginia Page, The Bradenton Herald

 

“With four excellent singers in the principal roles, it was a model of operatic art.”

– John Fleming, Tampa Bay Times

 

“…an admirable performance.”                                  

– F. Warren O’Reilly, American Record Guide

 

(Photos: Sarasota Opera)