Rigoletto October 14-22, 2017
The Opening Night Performance is also supported by Rick and Karen Williams
The 2017 Fall Opera Season is made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Production sponsor
MUSIC Giuseppe Verdi
REVIVAL STAGE DIRECTOR Elaine Tyler-Hall
WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN Joanne Middleton Weaver
LIBRETTO Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo’s Le roi s’amuse
CHORUS MASTER Suzanne Mallare Acton
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Rebecca Herman
SET/COSTUME DESIGN Patrick Robertson
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Daniel Black
LIGHTING DESIGN Kevin Sleep
SUPERTITLES Dee Dorsey
REVIVAL LIGHTING DESIGNER Martin Doone
STAGE MANAGER Ken Saltzman
WORLD PREMIERE Teatro la Fenice - Venice, Italy March 11, 1851 CONDUCTOR Stephen Lord ORIGINAL STAGE DIRECTOR Jonathan Miller
*Scenery and costumes were created for English National Opera and are owned by English National Opera.
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BRAVO • Fall 2017
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