Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play "Le Roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1961
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers
Cast
Duke of Mantua
Giuseppe Zampieri(11/18)
Borsa
Countess Ceprano
Rigoletto
Cornell MacNeil(11/18)
Marullo
Count Ceprano
Andrew Foldi(11/18)
Count Monterone
Gino Leonetti(11/18)
Sparafucile
Joshua Hecht(11/18)
Gilda, daughter of Rigoletto
Mary Costa(11/18)
Giovanna, her nurse
Page
Maddalena, Sparafucile's sister
Margarethe Bence(11/18)
Show Dates
Time and Place
Sixteenth century; Mantua and vicinity
Scenes
Act I -- Ballroom in the Duke's palace
Act II -- Street outside Rigoletto's house
Act III -- Hall in the Duke's palace
Act IV -- A desolate inn -- Sparafucile's home
Notes
Corps de Ballet