Rigoletto
2012 Sarasota Opera Production
October 26, 28m, November 1, 3, 7, 12m
Melodramma In Three Acts, Sung In Italian
Poetry By Francesco Maria Piave
Based On The Play Le Roi s’amuse By Victor Hugo
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