
Conductor
Victor DeRenzi
Stage Director
John Basil
Scenic Designer
Jeffrey W. Dean
Costume Designer
Nicola Benois
Costume Coordinator
Helen E. Rodgers
Lighting Designer
Adam Macks
Wigs And Make-Up Designer
Elsen Associates
Chorus Preparation
John Keene
Assistant Conductor
Gabriel Guimarães
Operatitles
Aria Productions
Surtitle Translation
Ray Chesin
New Production Created By Sarasota Opera
Cast
Zaccaria
Valentin Peytchinov
Ismaele
Brad Cresswell
Fenena
Tamara Wright
Abigaille
Meredith Mizell
Nabucco
Todd Thomas
Anna
Lisa Helmel* / Michele Bradley**
The High Priest Of Baal
Michael Douglas Jones
Abdallo
Michael McDonald*
* Studio Artist
** Apprentice Artist
Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists
Reviews
“In a rousing performance Saturday night, the Sarasota Opera opened its 1995 season with a riveting production awash with typically Verdian drama and a lush melodic score.”
—Florence Fisher, Sarasota Herald Tribune
“From the noble and majestic overture to the final notes of the exultant finale, DeRenzi’s conducting and spirit meld the varying elements of this towering and dramatic score into an evening of inspiring instrumentality, coruscating vocal brilliance and uplifting and transcendent emotion.”
—Kenneth Blount, Venice Gondolier
“For Verdi fans, this mounting of Nabucco is a ‘must-see’ event.”
—Virginia Page, Bradenton Herald
(Photos: Sarasota Opera)