Rigoletto
2008 Sarasota Opera Production
March 1, 4, 9m, 12, 15m, 20, 26, 30, April 4, 11, 13
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
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Words For Music
Surtitle Translator
Stephanie Sundine
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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)
Melodramma In Three Acts, Sung In Italian
Poetry By Francesco Maria Piave
Based On The Play Le Roi s’amuse By Victor Hugo