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MET OPERA LIVE IN HD SUMMER ENCORE: RIGOLETTO
GIUSEPPI VERDI
2013-2014 HD OPERA SEASON
JUNE 18, 2014 @ 7:00 PM
RUN TIME: 2 HRS 30 MIN
Michael Mayer’s acclaimed production, the talk of the opera world when it premiered in 2013, sets the action of Verdi’s masterpiece in 1960 Las Vegas—a neon-lit world ruled by money and ruthless, powerful men. In this bold new vision (featured on 60 Minutes), Piotr Beczala is the Duke, a popular entertainer and casino owner. Željko Lučić sings Rigoletto, a comedian and the Duke’s sidekick, 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. Original transmission: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website: http://www.metopera.org
CONDUCTOR: Michele Mariotti
PRODUCTION: Michael Mayer
CAST: Željko Lučić, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala, Štefan Kocán, Oksana Volkova
CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:
VIDEO: Video courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.
PHOTOS: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Scene from Act I of Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Diana Damrau as Gilda and Željko Lucic as Rigoletto in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Emalie Savoy as Countess Ceprano and Piotr Beczala as the Duke in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
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