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    Rigoletto

     

    2008 Sarasota Opera Production

    March 1, 4, 9m, 12, 15m, 20, 26, 30, April 4, 11, 13

     

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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


    Wigs And Make-Up Designer

    Georgianna Eberhard


    Chorus Master

    Roger L. Bingaman


    Assistant Conductors

    Kristen Kemp, Michael Spassov


    Choreographer

    Diane Partington


    Surtitle Supplier

    Words For Music


    Surtitle Translator

    Stephanie Sundine

     

    New Production Created By Sarasota Opera

     

     

    Cast

     

    The Duke Of Mantua

    Rafael Dávila


    Rigoletto, his Court Jester

    Michael Corvino


    Gilda, Rigoletto’s daughter

    Erica Strauss


    Sparafucile, a hired Assassin

    Jeffrey Tucker


    Maddalena, his sister

    Blythe Gaissert*


    Giovanna, Gilda’s attendant

    Candra Marshall**


    The Count Of Monterone

    Jonathan Carle


    Marullo, a cavalier

    Evan Brummel*


    Matteo Borsa, a courtier

    Lawrence Jones*


    The Count Of Ceprano

    Jonathan Kimple*


    The Countess, his wife

    Amanda Joy Mcdonald**


    A Court Usher

    Joseph P. Ryan**


    Page to the Duchess

    Sara Petrocelli**

     

    * Studio Artist
    **Apprentice Artist


    Sarasota Opera Orchestra
    Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists

     

     

    Reviews

     

     

    “Especially memorable in the production of Rigoletto were the magnetic tensions struck and fully maintained by baritone Michael Corvino and tenor Rafael Davila as the licentious Duke of Mantua, whose bold, forceful voice was just as adept at painting his lustfulness as in his false pleas of love.”

    – Herman Trotter, American Record Guide

     

    “The production was heaven…”

    – Karyl Charna Lynn, Opera Now

     

    (Photos: Richard Termine / Sarasota Opera)

     

     

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