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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
1980-1981
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Stage Director(s)
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographic Assistance
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Costumes executed by

Cast

Duke of Mantua
Borsa
Countess Ceprano
Marullo
Ceprano
Monterone
Sparafucile
Maddalena
Giovanna
Page

Show Dates

Broadcast

9/19/1981, delayed broadcast, KQED and NPR.

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 production of "Rigoletto" was made possible by a generous and deeply appreciated gift from James D. Robertson

Notes

9/19/1981, delayed broadcast, KQED and NPR. Intermission interviews: #1 Political and social climate of Verdi's opera, William Weaver (guest), #2, Reflections on Opera, singers, Kurt Herbert Adler (guest).

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

SUPERNUMERARIES
Vicky Bauman
Dorothy Baune
Dottie Brown
Barbara Clifford
Janet Dahlsten
Betty Davis
Diane Graham
Leslie Landberg
Francesca Leo
Holly Morrison
Katherine Prongos
Karen Topp
Laurel Travesaro
Carolyn Waugh

Paul Allerton
Gene Angell
Jack Barnich
Steve Bauman
Richard Bechtold
Peter Bray
Robert Chase
Rudy Cook
Don Crawford
Tom Curran
Chas Dargis
Alex Demac
Julio Dorigoni
Hilbert Duperroir
Mickey Frettoloso
Joe Hay
Gary Hill
Mark Huelsmann
Donald Jack
Steve Jacobs
Julius Karoblis
Joseph Kelley
Ted Langlais
Gary Lea
Russell Lombard
Roger Marquardt
Wendell Maunula
Barry McBride
Lawrence Millner
Roberto Moreiras
Gary Morgret
Neil Nevesny
Paul Newman
Michael Pitkin
Paul Price
Paul Ricks
Chris Sheffield
Robert Schmidt
Ronald Sickman
Kent Speirs
Paul Sullivan
Marshall Tuttle