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)