VERDI’ S RIGOLETTO
the washington chorus roster
TENOR 1 Alexander Carrè Gregory Daniel Matthew Gaudette Tate Goldberg Gerald Kavinski James Leathers Patrick Lovelace Matthew McCartney Arthur Paterson Michael Peck Luke Wilson
TENOR 2 David Adams Tyler Best Alejandro Chirinos Nicholas Clemm Michael P. Fili Jordan Lippert John A. Martino Garett Shrode Peter Smeallie Anthony K. Valley William T. Young Sam Zhao
BASS Smith Brittingham David Cook Benjamin Gitterman Jimmy Hattier Ted Kuligowski John Leslie Wolfe Gregory Lin Timothy Murphy Halsey Rogers Joseph Saliunas Marco Santos Thomas Sumner Stephen Swartzbaugh Alun Thomas Benjamin Trombetta John G. Wallingford Steven Royce Woods
BASS 2 Lea Booth Andrew Gallant William Kincaid Michael R. Mason Andrew Smith Christopher Wilde
VERDI’ S RIGOLETTO
CONDUCTED BY HEYWARD
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Friday, June 12, 2026, at 7 pm
The Music Center at Strathmore Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 3 pm
Jonathon Heyward, conductor Ruth Knight, director Amith Chandrashaker, lighting designer Michael Baitzer, repetiteur Benjamin Makino, assistant conductor Ashley Pollard, stage manager
CAST in order of vocal appearance: Andrew Owens, Duke of Mantua Hakeem Henderson, Borsa Anneliese Klenetsky, Countess Ceprano Quinn Kelsey, Rigoletto Chandler Benn, Marullo Samuel Weiser, Count Ceprano Christian Pursell, Count Monterone Peixin Chen, Sparafucile Raven McMillon, Gilda Deborah Nansteel, Giovanna Lauren Carroll, A Page Chandler Benn, A Court Usher J’ Nai Bridges, Maddalena Zoe Cushman Walders, Daughter of Monterone
CHORUS The Washington Chorus
Dr. Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director
GIUSEPPE VERDI
( Complete, in Italian with English supertitles)
Rigoletto
Act I
INTERMISSION
Act II Act III
In Memory of Vincent Gioacchino Castellano
The appearance of Raven McMillon as Gilda is generously underwritten by Robert and Lynn Downing
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This program is made possible by the support of the BSO’ s Opera Giving Circle.