Rigoletto

Music by

G. Verdi

Cast

Rigoletto  Quinn Kelsey
Gilda  Lisette Oropesa
Duke of Mantua  René Barbera
Count Monterone  Blake Denson
Sparafucile  Peixin Chen
Maddalena  Sarah Saturnino
Marullo  Hyungjin Son
Borsa  Nathan Bowles
Count Ceprano  Vinícius Costa
Giovanna  Madeleine Lyon
Page  Gabrielle Turgeon

Conductor

James Conlon

Director

Tomer Zvulun

Set Designer

Erhard Rom

Costumes

Jessica Jahn

Lighting

Robert Wierzel

Chorusmaster

Jeremy Frank

Choreography

Ricardo Aponte

Fight Director

Andrew Kenneth Moss

About

In a court ruled by decadence and corruption, the Duke of Mantua sits on top. Whatever he wants, he gets. And lately, he’s set his sights on Rigoletto’s daughter. It’s enough to send the carefree court jester into a deadly rage, but revenge comes at a price he never expected.

Verdi master James Conlon conducts Rigoletto, featuring some of the most famous music ever written. Quinn Kelsey, the premier Verdi baritone of his generation, returns to star in the title role. Tenor René Barbera portrays the suave and sadistic Duke, and two dazzling sopranos, Lisette Oropesa and Kathryn Lewek, share the role of Gilda, his unsuspecting prey. Stage director Tomer Zvulun updates the action to Mussolini’s Italy, transporting audiences to a realm of glittering grandeur that’s absolutely rotten to the core.