NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET
53rd May Opera Evenings
PREMIERE
Giuseppe Verdi
“RIGOLETTO”
October 10, 2025, 8:00 PM – National Opera and Ballet Hall
Conductor: Gianluca Martinenzi – Italy
Director: Pier Francesco Maestrini – Italy
Assistant Conductor: Katerina Stojkovska
Assistant Directors: Trajko Jordanovski, Ljupka Jakimovska
Set Designer: Guillermo Nova – Spain
Costume Designer: Cristina Aceti – Italy
Assistant Costume Designer: Angela Bogevska
Concertmaster: [not listed]
Lighting Designer: Milcho Aleksandrov
Assistant Choir Masters: Jasmina Gjorgjeska, Gjurgjica Dashikj
Choreographer: Sasha Eftimova
Repetiteurs: Elena Siljanoska, Janinka Nevcheva, Andreja Naunov
CAST:
Rigoletto – Leon Kim
Gilda – Biljana Josifov
Duke of Mantua – Chuan Wang
Sparafucile – Vladimir Sazdovski
Maddalena – Nikolina Janevska
Monterone – Borko Bidzovski
Marullo – Dragan Ampov
Borsa – Jane Dunimaglovski
Countess Ceprano – Aleksandra Lazarevska Vasilevski
Count Ceprano – Dime Petrov
Giovanna – Sonja Pendevska Madevska / Marika Popovikj
Page – Desanka Gligorijevikj
Officer – Dime Petrov
Stage Managers: Dragan Kostadinovikj, Marko Pavlevski, Katerina Boshkovska
Prompters: Nevena Georgieva
Artistic Director of Opera: Hristo Sarakinov