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    Rigoletto

     

    2012 Sarasota Opera Production

    October 26, 28m, November 1, 3, 7, 12m

     

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    Melodramma In Three Acts, Sung In Italian
    Poetry By Francesco Maria Piave
    Based On The Play Le Roi s’amuse By Victor Hugo

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    Conductor

    Victor DeRenzi


    Stage Director

    Stephanie Sundine


    Scenic Designer

    David P. Gordon


    Costume Designer

    Howard Tsvi Kaplan


    Lighting Designer

    Ken Yunker


    Hair & Make-Up Designer

    Anne Ford-Coates / Elsen Associates, Inc.


    Chorus Master

    Roger L. Bingaman


    Assistant Conductor

    Kristen Kemp, Michael Sakir


    Choreographer

    Diane Partington


    Surtitle Translator

    Victor DeRenzi

     

     

    Cast

     


    The Duke of Mantua

    Hak Soo Kim


    Rigoletto, his court jester

    Marco Nisticò


    Gilda, Rigoletto’s daughter

    Eleni Calenos


    Sparafucile, a hired assassin

    Young Bok Kim


    Maddalena, his sister

    Heather Johnson


    Giovanna, Gilda’s attendant

    Leah Kaye Serr*


    The Count Of Monterone

    Matthew Hanscom**


    Marullo, a cavalier

    Kevin Wetzel**


    Matteo Borsa, a courtier

    Jon Jurgens*


    The Count Of Ceprano

    Jeffrey Beruan**


    The Countess, his wife

    Lindsay Barche*


    A court usher

    William Roberts*


    Page to the duchess

    Meaghan Elizabeth Heath*

     

    * Apprentice Artist
    ** Studio Artist

     

    Sarasota Orchestra
    Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice And Studio Artists

     

     

    Reviews

     

     

    “…an extraordinarily impactful Rigoletto… musically very satisfying.”

    – Gayle Williams, The Herald Tribune

     

    “And this Rigoletto… was well sung and well staged.”

    – June LeBell, The Observer

     

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