Airs Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 12 noon. The WFMT Radio Network Opera Series returns with productions from all over the world, following the end of the Metropolitan Opera season. This week we present Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago.
CAST:
Duke of Mantua: Matthew Polenzani
Borsa: Mario Rojas
Countess Ceprano: Whitney Morrison
Rigoletto: Quinn Kelsey
Marullo: Takaoki Onishi
Count Ceprano: Alan Higgs
Count Monterone: Todd Thomas
Sparafucile: Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Gilda: Rosa Feola
Giovanna: Lauren Decker
A Page: Diana Newman
An Usher: Kenneth Nichols
Maddalena: Zanda Švēde
ENSEMBLE: Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago
CONDUCTOR: Marco Armiliato
DIRECTOR: E. Loren Meeker