The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2013-02-16
Runtime: 151 mins
Director: Matthew Diamond, Michael Mayer
Writer: Francesco Maria Piave
Spoken language: Italiano
Genres: Music
Original title: The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
Production Companies: The Metropolitan Opera
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Željko Lučić
Diana Damrau
Piotr Beczała
Štefan Kocán
Oksana Volkova
Robert Pomakov
Alexander Lewis
Emalie Savoy
Jeffrey Mattsey
David Crawford
Maria Zifchak
Catherine Choi
Earle Patriarco
Renée Fleming
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