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)