Conductor

Victor DeRenzi

Stage Director

John Basil

Scenic Designer

Jeffrey W. Dean

Sets

Sarasota Opera

Costume Designer

Helen E. Rodgers

Lighting Designer

Adam Macks

Wigs And Make-Up Designer

Dennis Bergevin And Jeffrey Frank

Choreographer

Sabirjan Yapparov

Chorus Preparation

John Keene

Assistant Conductor

Gabriel Guimarães

Surtitle Translation

Victor DeRenzi

 

 

Cast

 

Thibault

Ronald Naiditch*

 

Robert

Michel Desbiens*

 

Lord De Béthune

Steven Condy

 

Count Vaudemont

David Ward*

 

Daniéli

Brian Scott*

Duchess Hélène

Mary Katherine McNamara

Ninetta

Nancy Ortez

 

Guy De Montfort

Ping Yu

Henri

Barton Green / Douglas Wunsch

Procida

James Butler

Mainfroid

Eric T. Dillner**

 

* Studio Artist
** Apprentice Artist

 

Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists

 

 

Reviews

 

 

“Les Vepres came across exactly as what it is—A great opera.”
—Tim Smith, Sun-Sentinel

 

“Magnificent Verdi music, sung and played in the best traditions of grand opera, took the Sarasota Opera stage brilliantly.”
—Virginia Page, Bradenton Herald

 

“DeRenzi and company offered an admirable performance… with resilient playing from the pit orchestra and a cast of strong principal singers.”
—Kurt Loft, The Tampa Tribune

 

(Photos: Sarasota Opera)