The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Alexander Lewis · David Crawford · Diana Damrau · Emalie Savoy · Jeffrey Mattsey · Oksana Volkova · Piotr Beczała · Robert Pomakov · Štefan Kocán · Željko Lučić · Matthew Diamond · Michael Mayer · Francesco Maria Piave