Rigoletto (2004)

Music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
after a play by Victor Hugo

Sung in Italian

Conducted by Michael Morgan
Directed by David Cox
Set Design by Peter Crompton

Performances:
Evening: Jul. 10, 13, 16; 8:00 p.m.
Matinee: Aug. 18; 2:00 p.m.

All performances at
the Lesher Center for the Arts,
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA

Cast (in order of appearance):

Duke of Mantua: Todd Geer
Borsa: Wayne J. Davis
Countess Ceprano: Stacey Cornell*
Rigoletto: Hector Vasquez
Marullo: David Britton
Count Ceprano: John Minagro
Monterone: Bojan Knezevic
Sparafucile: Kirk Eichelberger
Gilda: Marnie Breckenridge*
Giovanna: Darla Wigginton
Maddalena: Layna Chianakas*

* Festival Opera debut

The Duke of Mantua (Todd Geer) and Rigoletto (Hector Vasquez). Photo by David Kingsbury	Gilda (Marnie Breckenridge) and Rigoletto. Photo by David Kingsbury
Sparafucile (Kirk Eichelberger) and his sister, Maddalena (Layna Chianakas). Photo by Tom Bacon	Rigoletto comforts his distraught daughter. Photo by David Kingsbury