Jérusalem
2014 Sarasota Opera Production
March 8, 11, 13, 16m, 19, 22m
Conductor
Victor DeRenzi
Stage Director
Martha Collins
Scenic Designer
Jeffrey W. Dean
Costume Designer
Howard Tsvi Kaplan
Lighting Designer
Ken Yunker
Make-Up & Hair Designer
Joanne Middleton Weaver
Chorus Master
Roger L. Bingaman
Assistant Conductors
John F. Spencer IV, Tessa Hartle
Surtitle Supplier
Words For Music
Surtitle Translator
Victor DeRenzi
New Production Created By Sarasota Opera
Cast
Gaston, the Viscount of Béarne
Heath Huberg
The Count of Toulouse
Matthew Hanscom
Roger, the Count’s brother
Young Bok Kim
Adhémar De Montheil, the Papal Legate
Jeffrey Beruan
Raymond, Gaston’s squire
Jon Jurgens*
A soldier
Ivan Conrad*
A herald
William Roberts*
The Emir of Ramla
Keith Brown*
An officer of the Emir
Gage Herrmann**
Hélène, the Count's daughter
Danielle Walker
Isaure
Catheryne Shuman*
* Studio Artist
** Apprentice Artist
Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice And Studio Artists
Reviews
“Highly satisfying, often thrilling production … Sarasota’s 30th Verdi staging is a winner, one for which the company can justifiably be proud.”
—Roy C. Dicks, Classical Voice North America
“A small company in a small city is showing a way to the future by believing in the past.”
—William Littler, Toronto Star
“Sarasota Opera brings power and pageantry to Verdi’s Jerusalem passionately sung and acted on opening night.”
—Paul Hyde, The Greenville News
(Photos: Rod Millington / Sarasota Opera)
Grand Opera In Four Acts, Sung In French
Words By Alphonse Royer And Gustave Vaëz