Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play "Le Roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo
Company
Spring Opera
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1963
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Costumes
Cast
Duke of Mantua
Borsa
Countess Ceprano
Rigoletto
Marullo
Count Ceprano
Count Monterone
Sparafucile
Gilda, daughter of Rigoletto
Giovanna, her nurse
Page
Maddalena, Sparafucile's sister
Show Dates
Time and Place
Fifteenth century, Mantua and vicinity
Scenes
Act I -- Main hall and garden in the duke's palace
Act II -- Garden of Rigoletto's house, and the street outside
Act III -- The duke's armor and game room
Act IV -- A desolate inn -- Sparafucile's home
Sponsors
May 10th -- A special performance for the University of California at Berkeley
Presented under the auspices of the Committee for Arts and Lectures and the Associated Students of the University of California
Notes
Spring Opera of San Francisco