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    Rigoletto

     

    1989 Sarasota Opera Production 

    February 4, 7, 9, 12m, 17, 24, March 4

     

    Opera In Three Acts, Sung In Italian
    Libretto By Francesco Maria Piave
    Based On A Play By Victor Hugo, Le Roi s’amuse

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    Conductor

    Victor DeRenzi


    Stage Director

    Alexia Kolias


    Scenic Designer

    Sormani


    Sets By

    Stivanello


    Costume Designer

    Helen Rodgers


    Lighting Designer

    Donald Edmund Thomas


    Make-Up And Hair

    Charles Elsen Associates


    Chorus Preparation

    Susan Miller Hult


    Assistant Conductor

    Michael Franciosi


    Opera Titles

    Aria Productions


    Surtitle Translation

    Ray Chesin

     

     

    Cast

     

     

    Duke Of Mantua

    Dennis Petersen


    Borsa

    John Weber*

     

    Countess Ceprano

    Christine Akre**


    Rigoletto

    Darren Nimnicht


    Marullo

    Jeffrey Ambrosini*


    Count Ceprano

    Kevin Glavin*


    Monterone

    David Corman*


    Sparafucile

    Franco Bertacci


    Gilda

    Mi Hae Park


    Giovanna

    Kathleen Sommers**


    Page

    Belinda Bronaugh**


    Usher

    Michael Alhonte**


    Maddalena

    Bronwyn Thomas*

     

    * Studio Artist
    **Apprentice Artist


    The Florida Orchestra
    Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists

     

     

    Reviews

     

     

    “Sheer pleasure of seeing and hearing this masterpiece in an intimate theater … ”
    —John Rockwell, New York Times

     

    “Informative, artistically stimulating and just plain fun.”
    —Tim Smith, Sun-Sentinel

     

    “A glorious Rigoletto.”
    —Nancy Konseko, The Bradenton Herald

     

    (Photos: Sarasota Opera)

     

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