Rigoletto 2000
Misfired revenge and betrayals galore…
Women are but playthings to the Duke of Mantua. Even court jester Rigoletto is helpless to preserve the honor of his daughter, Gilda. With one gorgeous melody after another, Verdi wreaks heartbreak in the first of his masterpieces.
Synopsis
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Act I
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Act II
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Act III
Artists
Kim Josephson
Baritone
Rigoletto
Kim Josephson
Hometown: Akron, OH
SFO Debut:
Rigoletto, Rigoletto, 2000
Elizabeth Futral
Soprano
Gilda
Elizabeth Futral
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
SFO Debut:
A Bird, Blond Eckbert, 1994
Past Seasons:
Gilda, Rigoletto, 2000
Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1999
Hero, Beatrice and Benedict, 1998
Semele, Semele, 1997
Martin Thompson
Tenor
Duke of Mantua (June 30 - August 8)
Martin Thompson
Hometown: Portland, OR
SFO Debut:
Rodolfo, La bohème,1993
Past Seasons:
Boris, Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, 2000 (June 30 – August 8)
Don José, Carmen, 1999
Pinkerton, Madame Butterfly, 1998
Paul Charles Clarke
Tenor
Duke of Mantua (August 12-26)
Paul Charles Clarke
Hometown: Liverpool, United Kingdom
SFO Debut:
Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, 2000 (August 12 – 26)
Bradley Williams
Tenor
Borsa
Bradley Williams
Hometown: Conroe, TX
SFO Debut:
Borsa, Rigoletto, 2000
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1991
Brian Montgomery
Baritone
Marullo
Brian Montgomery
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
SFO Debut:
Marullo, Rigoletto, 2000
Stephen West
Bass-baritone
Count Monterone
Stephen West
Hometown: Denver, CO
SFO Debut:
Basilio, The Barber of Seville, 1994
Past Seasons:
Monterone, Rigoletto, 2000
Hero-Player, Venus and Adonis, 2000
Bonze, Madame Butterfly, 1998
First Nazarene, Salome, 1998
Commendatore, Don Giovanni, 1996
Raymond Aceto
Bass
Sparafucile
Raymond Aceto
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
2023 Season:
Arkel, Pelléas et Mélisande
SFO Debut:
Sparafucile, Rigoletto, 2000
Past Seasons:
Ashby, La Fanciulla del West, 2016
Frére Laurent, Roméo et Juliette, 2016
Baron Scarpia, Tosca, 2012 (June 29 – August 8)
Beth Clayton
Mezzo-soprano
Maddalena
Beth Clayton
Hometown: El Dorado, AR
SFO Debut:
Flora, La traviata, 1997
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1995
Past Seasons:
Carmen, Carmen, 2006 (August 23 & 26)
Olga, Eugene Onegin, 2002
Maddalena, Rigoletto, 2000
Fourth Element, Ashoka’s Dream, 1997
Natalie Anne Levin
Mezzo-soprano
Countess Ceprano
Natalie Anne Levin
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1999, 2000
Past Seasons:
Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto, 2000
Zeffin Quinn Hollis
Bass
Count Ceprano
Zeffin Quinn Hollis
Hometown: Great Bend, KS
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1999, 2000
Past Seasons:
Count Ceprano, Rigoletto, 2000
Jennifer Powell
Mezzo-soprano
Giovanna
Jennifer Powell
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2000, 2001
Past Seasons:
Alisa, Lucia di Lammermoor, 2001
Giovanna, Rigoletto, 2000
Madrigalist, Venus and Adonis, 2000
Katja Nicolai
Mezzo-soprano
A Page
Katja Nicolai
Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2000
Past Seasons:
A Page, Rigoletto, 2000
Mark Risinger
Bass
Court Usher
Mark Risinger
Hometown: Corsicana, TX
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 1999, 2000
Past Seasons:
Court Usher, Rigoletto, 2000
Richard Buckley
Conductor
Richard Buckley
Hometown: New York, NY
SFO Debut:
The King Goes Forth to France, 1986
Past Seasons:
Lucia di Lammermoor, 2001
Rigoletto, 2000
La fanciulla del West,1991
Mikael Melbye
Director and Scenic Designer
Mikael Melbye
Hometown: Frederiksberg, Denmark
SFO Debut:
Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, 1986
Past Seasons:
Director & Scenic Designer, Rigoletto, 2000
Papageno, The Magic Flute, 1993
Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, 1992
Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, 1988
Prince, The King Goes Forth to France, 1986
Zack Brown
Costume Designer
Zack Brown
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
SFO Debut:
The Barber of Seville, 1981
Past Events:
Die Fledermaus, 2017
Rigoletto, 2000
Duane Schuler
Lighting Designer
Duane Schuler
Hometown: Elkhart Lake, WI
2023 Season:
The Flying Dutchman
SFO Debut:
Madame Butterfly, 1996
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Jenůfa, 2019
Candide, 2018
The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2018
Die Fledermaus, 2017
Don Pasquale, 2014
Fidelio, 2014
The Marriage of Figaro, 2013
La donna del Lago, 2013
La traviata, 2013
Tosca, 2012
Maometto II, 2012
King Roger, 2012
La traviata, 2009
The Letter, 2009
Alceste, 2009
Falstaff, 2008
The Marriage of Figaro, 2008
Così fan tutte, 2007
Platée, 2007
Carmen, 2006
Cinderella, 2006
Salome, 2006
The Tempest, 2006
Turandot, 2005
The Barber of Seville, 2005
Lucio Silla, 2005
Don Giovanni, 2004
Simon Boccanegra, 2004
Don Giovanni, 2004
La belle Hélène, 2003
Così fan tutte, 2003
Kátya Kabanová, 2003
Eugene Onegin, 2002
The Italian Girl in Algiers, 2002
Lucia di Lammermoor, 2001
Falstaff, 2001
Rigoletto, 2000
The Marriage of Figaro, 2000
Ermione, 2000
Countess Maritza, 1999
Carmen, 1999
Idomeneo, 1999
Madame Butterfly, 1998
The Magic Flute, 1998
La traviata, 1997
Semele, 1997
Peggy Hickey
Choreographer
Peggy Hickey
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
SFO Debut:
Rigoletto, 2000
Past Seasons:
The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 2013
Maometto II, 2012
King Roger, 2012
The Marriage of Figaro, 2008
Lucio Silla, 2005
Lucia di Lammermoor, 2001
The Marriage of Figaro, 2000
Robert Moody
Chorus Master
Robert Moody
Hometown: Greenville, SC
SFO Debut:
Chorusmaster, 2000 Season
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