Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi
SEASON 79 I 53
Opera in 3 Acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
First performance at Teatro La Fenice, Venice, March 11, 1851
Last performed by Florida Grand Opera in 2012
Performed in Italian
Miami: March 28, 31; April 2, 5, 2020
Fort Lauderdale: April 30 and May 2, 2020
The Cast (in order of appearance)
THE DUKE OF MANTUA Piotr Buszewski (debut)
RIGOLETTO Todd Thomas
GILDA Jessica E. Jones
SPARAFUCILE Raymond Aceto (debut)
MADDALENA Stephany Peña
GIOVANNA Stephany Peña
COUNT MONTERONE Nathan Matticks
MARULLO Michael Miller
BORSA
COUNT CEPRANO Rafael Porto
COUNTESS CEPRANO Shaina Martinez
PAGE Asleif Willmer
Courtiers and servants of the Duke
CONDUCTOR Pacien Mazzagatti (debut)
DIRECTOR Kathleen Belcher (debut)
SET DESIGNER Lawrence Shafer
LIGHTING DESIGNER Ron Vodicka
COSTUME DESIGNER Howard Tsvi Kaplan
WIG AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER Sue Schaefer
CHORUS MASTER Katherine Kozak
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Michelle Rofrano
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Kathleen Stakenas
PROJECTED ENGLISH TITLES Karl W. Hesser
PROJECTED SPANISH TITLES Dreambay Enterprises
Scenery provided by the New Orleans Opera Association
Costume originated at Sarasota Opera
There will be two intermissions