Opera Philadelphia's Rigoletto spotlights exciting young singers

Raven McMillon (Gilda) and Anthony Clark Evans (Rigoletto)

Joshua Blue (Duke), Kristen Choi (Maddalena), Raven McMillon (Gilda) and Anthony Clark Evans

Opera Philadelphia chorus

Kara Goodrich (Countess Ceprano) and Joshua Blue (Duke of Mantua)

Wei Wu (Sparafucile) and Anthony Clark Evans (Rigoletto)

Por Cameron Kelsall, 01 mayo 2022

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“often visually striking and dramaturgically cloudy”

Crítica hecha desde Academy of Music, Philadelphia el 29 abril 2022

Verdi, Rigoletto

Opera Philadelphia

Corrado Rovaris, Dirección

Lindy Hume, Dirección de escena

Richard Roberts, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Opera Philadelphia Orchestra

Opera Philadelphia Chorus

Daniel Pelzig, Director de reposición

Joshua Blue, The Duke of Mantua

Anthony Clark Evans, Rigoletto

Raven McMillon, Gilda

Wei Wu, Sparafucile

Kristen Choi, Maddalena

Julius Ahn, Borsa

Lauren Decker, Giovanna

Ben Wager, Monterone

Kara Goodrich, Countess Ceprano

Lindsey Reynolds, Page

Frank Mitchell, Court Usher

Robert Mellon, Marullo

Grant Youngblood, Count Ceprano

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

Opera Philadelphia's darkly modern Rigoletto spotlights exciting young singers