Verdi's Rigoletto, originally recorded live at the Winspear Opera House in October 2022, follows Rigoletto, a court jester whose innocent daughter is seduced by the Duke of Mantua, setting off a chain of treachery and revenge. George Gagnidze stars as Rigoletto, René Barbera plays the Duke, and Madison Leonard portrays Gilda in this Tomer Zvulun-directed production. Emmanuel Villaume conducts. The production streams for free on The Dallas Opera's YouTube channel throughout August 2026, with English subtitles.
Cast and Creative Team for Verdi's Rigoletto at The Dallas Opera
Cast
David Portillo
Ensemble
Kayleigh Decker
Ensemble
Lucas Meachem
Ensemble
Richard Croft
Ensemble
Sasha Cooke
Ensemble
Deanna Breiwick
Ensemble
Kevin Burdette
Ensemble
George Gagnidze
Rigoletto
René Barbera
Duke
Madison Leonard
Gilda
Nicholas Brownlee
Wotan
Amanda Echalaz
Ensemble
Michael Mayes
Ensemble
Brenton Ryan
Ensemble
Barry Banks
Ensemble
Caitlin Gotimer
Ensemble
Madison Leonard
Eurydice
Hugh Cutting
Orpheus
Patricia Racette
Mother/Witch
Elena Villalón
Ensemble
Kangmin Justin Kim
Ensemble
Alfredo Daza
Giorgio Germont
Javier Camarena
Alfredo
Yaritza Véliz
Violetta
Alfred Walker
Ensemble
Jill Grove
Ensemble
Angela Meade
Ensemble
Marjorie Owens
Elektra
Lucas Meachem
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Lindsay Ammann
Ensemble
Peixin Chen
Ensemble
Etienne Dupuis
Ensemble
Morris Robinson
Ensemble
Christian Van Horn
Ensemble
Clémentine Margaine
Ensemble
Marina Viotti
Carmen
Saimir Pirgu
Ensemble
Teresa Perrotta
Micaëla
Gihoon Kim
Escamillo
Joyce El-Khoury
Ensemble
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Ensemble
Leah Hawkins
Ensemble
Patricia Racette
Ensemble
Kyle Miller
Pilot
Everett Baumgarten
Prince
Stephen Costello
Ensemble
Nicole Car
Ensemble
Creative Team
Paolo Bressan
Conductor
Romain Gilbert
Director
Tomer Zvulun
Director
Leonard Foglia
Director
Michael Cavanagh
Director
Joachim Schamberger
Director
Doug Fitch
Director
Louisa Muller
Director
John Macfarlane
Set and Costume Designer
Sir David McVicar
Director
Emmanuel Villaume
Conductor
Emmanuel Villaume
Musical Director
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