San Francisco Opera to Offer Live Open-Air Simulcast of Rigoletto

Classic Arts News San Francisco Opera to Offer Live Open-Air Simulcast of Rigoletto

Oct 06, 2006

On Friday, October 6, San Francisco Opera will offer a live, free, open-air simulcast of Verdi's Rigoletto. The performance — starring Paolo Gavanelli in the title role, Mary Dunleavy as Gilda and Giuseppe Gipali as the Duke of Mantua, directed by Harry Silverstein and conducted by Stephen Lord — will be transmitted directly from the War Memorial Opera House to a large screen in Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Francisco.

This will be San Francisco Opera's second free real-time simulcast; the first, of Puccini's Madama Butterfly starring Patricia Racette, was on May 27, opening night of the company's 2006 summer season. An estimated 8,000 people attended.

For more information on the San Francisco Opera's 2006-07 season, visit www.sfopera.com.