Robert Dahlstrom's attractive sets were first created for this production of Verdi's masterpiece, starring Verdi baritone Brent Ellis. Not pictured here: the husband-wife team of Sally Wolf (who sang one of the Gildas) and Kevin Langan, whose dark bass made for an unusually menacing Sparafucile.
Brent Ellis (Rigoletto) in Verdi’s Rigoletto, 1988 © Matthew McVay
Alice Baker (Maddalena) and Tonio di Paolo (Duke of Mantua) in Verdi’s Rigoletto, 1988 © Matthew McVay
Gianna Rolandi (Gilda) and Brent Ellis (Rigoletto) in Verdi’s Rigoletto, 1988 © Matthew McVay
Gianna Rolandi (Gilda) and Brent Ellis (Rigoletto) in Verdi’s Rigoletto, 1988 © Matthew McVay
Brent Ellis (Rigoletto) and Henry Runey (Monterone) in Verdi’s Rigoletto, 1988 © Matthew McVay
Brent Ellis (Rigoletto) and Gianna Rolandi (Gilda) in Verdi’s Rigoletto, 1988
© Larry Bullis
