Don't worry about being rushed through dinner, attend one of the opera's dinners and receptions!
Opening Night Dinner
June 18, 2010 at 6:00pm
West Rotunda Municipal Aud. $60
Dinner at the Opera
June 19, 2010 at 6:00pm
West Rotunda Municipal Aud. $60
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Champagne Toast with the Stars
June 19, 2010, following opera
West Rotunda Municipal Aud. $20
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Matinee Brunch at the Opera
June 20, 2010 from 11:00am-1:30pm
West Rotunda Municipal Aud. $40
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INSIDE the Opera Talk
Join Dr. William McCrary for
45 minutes before curtain in
Main Auditorium
Valet parking is available. Call Bonnie at 225-5972 to make your reservations to each of the events. Seating is limited.
For a parking map click here.
Rigoletto
By Guiseppe VerdiFriday June 18 at 8:00 PM
Saturday June 19 at 8:00 PM
Sunday June 20 at 2:00 PM
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi's tragic classic is the story of the cursed court jester whose obsession to revenge his violated daughter's honor turns viciously against him. Its familiar music includes the arias "Caro nome" and "La donna e mobile." Incensed by the rapacious Duke of Mantua's seduction of his beloved daughter Gilda, Rigoletto plots the duke's assassination. But Gilda, hopelessly in love, sacrifices herself to save the duke. The curtain falls as Rigoletto in a horrifying mistake causes Gilda's death and in despair embraces his dying daughter. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Cast
| Rigoletto | Daniel Sutin |
| Gilda | Audrey Elizabeth Luna |
| Duca di Mantova | Michael Wade Lee |
| Maddalena | Dana Beth Miller |
| Sparafucile | Matthew Trevino |
| Count Ceprano | Brace Negron |
| Countess Ceprano | Crystal Jarrell |
| Monterone | |
| Marullo | |
| Borsa | |
| Conductor | Enrique Patron de Rueda |
| Director | Sam Mungo |
