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The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 16, 2013

Runtime

2h 31m

Genres

Music

User Score

85%

Original Title

The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

Production Companies

The Metropolitan Opera

Director

Matthew Diamond

Description

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.