The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
8.5(2 votes)
2013
2h 31m
Music
Michael Mayer’s acclaimed production, first seen in the 2012–13 season, sets the action of Verdi’s masterpiece in 1960 Las Vegas—a neon-lit world ruled by money and ruthless, powerful men. Piotr Beczała is the Duke, a popular entertainer and casino owner who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Željko Lučić sings Rigoletto, his sidekick and comedian, and Diana Damrau is Rigoletto’s innocent daughter, Gilda. When she is seduced by the Duke, Rigoletto sets out on a tragic course of murderous revenge. Štefan Kocán is the assassin Sparafucile and Michele Mariotti conducts.
Production
The Metropolitan Opera
Cast
Željko Lučić
Rigoletto
Diana Damrau
Gilda
Piotr Beczała
The Duke
Štefan Kocán
Sprafucile
Oksana Volkova
Maddalena
Robert Pomakov
Monterone
Alexander Lewis
Borsa
Emalie Savoy
Countess Ceprano
Jeffrey Mattsey
Marullo
David Crawford
Count Ceprano
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