FACT SHEETS

Rigoletto fact sheet

Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
World premiere: March 11, 1851, La Fenice, Venice

Cast:   
Rigoletto: Quinn Kelsey
Gilda: Rosa Feola *
Duke of Mantua: René Barbera
Count Monterone: Blake Denson *
Sparafucile: Peixin Chen
Maddalena: Sarah Saturnino  ‡
Marullo: Hyungjin Son †
Borsa: Nathan Bowles †
Count Ceprano: Vinícius Costa †
Giovanna: Madeleine Lyon  ‡
Countess Ceprano / Page: Gabrielle Turgeon †

Creative Team:
Conductor: James Conlon
Director: Tomer Zvulun *
Scenic Design: Erhard Rom
Costume Design: Jessica Jahn *
Lighting: Robert Wierzel
Chorus Director: Jeremy Frank

* LA Opera debut  
† Member of Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
‡ Alumnus of Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

Performance dates and times:  
May 31, 2025, at 7:30pm  
June 8, 2025, at 2pm 
June 12, 2025, at 7:30pm 
June 15, 2025, at 2pm 
June 18, 2025, at 7:30pm 
June 21, 2025, at 7:30pm 

Performed in Italian with English supertitles   

Estimated running time: two hours and 35 minutes, with one intermission

A co-production of Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera and Atlanta Opera

Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012)   

All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.   

Last updated: July 6, 2024