Conductor

Victor DeRenzi

Stage Director

Alexia Kolias

Scenic Designer

Sormani

Costume Designer

Helen E. Rodgers

Lighting Designer

Paul Palazzo

Wigs And Make-Up Designers

Dennis Bergevin And Jeffrey Frank

Chorus Preparation

Gary Kudo

Assistant Conductor

Michael Franciosi

Opera Titles

Aria Productions

Titles Translation

Ray Chesin

 

 

Cast

 

Samuel

Max Wittges

 

Tom

Kevin Glavin

 

Oscar

Mary Paul

 

Riccardo

Tod Kowallis

Renato

Lawrence Alexander

A Judge

Richard Russell**

Ulrica

Nancy Ortez

Silvano

Eric McCluskey**

 

Amelia’s Servant

Brian Andrew Nedvin*

 

Amelia, Renato’s wife

Phyllis Treigle

 

* Apprentice Artist
** Studio Artist

Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists

 

 

Reviews

 

“Impressive intensity … ”
—Tim Smith, Opera News

 

“A Sarasota Opera triumph.”
—Herman Baar, The Longboat Observer

 

“The Ballo… showed the company at its best.”
—D.M. Mills, Opera Digest

 

(Photos: Sarasota Opera)