Wolf Trap: Verdi's Rigoletto | Wolf Trap Opera | National Symphony Orchestra

RIGOLETTO
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on Victor Hugo’s play Le roi s’amuse
A New Production

CAST IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE 
Duke of Mantua - Piotr Buszewski
Matteo Borsa, a courtier - Nicholas Nestorak
Countess Ceprano - Melina Jaharis*
Rigoletto, the Duke’s Jester - Kidon Choi
Cavaliere Marullo - Johnathan McCullough
Count Ceprano - Nicholas Newton*
Count Monterone - Joshua Conyers
Sparafucile, an assassin - Patrick Guetti
Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter - Mané Galoyan
Giovanna, Gilda’s nurse - Anastasiia Sidorova*
A Herald - Andrew Gilstrap*
A Page - Esther Tonea*
Maddalena, Sparafucile's sister - Zoie Reams
Men and Women of the Court - Wolf Trap Opera Chorus

*Studio Artist

CREATIVE TEAM 
Conductor - Grant Gershon
Director - Paul Curran
Scenic Designer - Erhard Rom
Video & Projections Designer - S. Katy Tucker 
Costume Designer - Court Watson
Lighting Designer - Mark Stanley
Wig & Makeup Designer - Anne Nesmith
Chorusmaster - David Hanlon

MUSIC & PRODUCTION STAFF 
Assistant Conductor - David Hanlon
Musical Preparation - Nicolò Sbuelz, Christopher Koelzer, Nathan Raskin
Italian Coach - Nicolò Sbuelz
Assistant Director - Andreas Hager 
Production Stage Manager - Michael Janney 
Assistant Stage Manager - TBD
Supertitle Coordinator - Christopher Koelzer