Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play "Le Roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1973
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Costumes executed by
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Cast
Rigoletto
Gilda
Duke of Mantua
Borsa
Countess Ceprano
Marullo
Ceprano
Monterone
Monterone's daughter
Sparafucile
Giovanna
Page
Usher
Maddalena
Show Dates
Broadcast
9/28/1973, live broadcast, KKHI.
Time and Place
Sixteenth century; Mantua and vicinity
Scenes
Act I, Scene 1 -- Duke's palace
Scene 2 -- Street
Scene 3 -- Rigoletto's house
Act II -- Duke's palace
Act III -- Sparafucile's inn
Media
Acknowledgements
This new production of "Rigoletto" is made possible by a generous and deeply appreciated gift from James D. Robertson
Notes
9/28/1973, live broadcast, KKHI. Intermission interviews: #1 by Tony Randall with Sherill Milnes (guest), #2 interview Sir John Priest and Pierre Cayard (guests).