The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto (2013)
The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto (2013) - Music Movies 151 minutes. Rigoletto Metropolitan Opera, Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto, The Met: Live in HD - Rigoletto. 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. opera live performance, the metropolitan opera
Released: Feb 16, 2013
Runtime: 151 minutes
Genre: Music
Stars: Željko Lučić, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala, Štefan Kocán, Oksana Volkova, Robert Pomakov
Crew: Francesco Maria Piave (Writer), Matthew Diamond (Director), Giuseppe Verdi (Original Music Composer), Michele Mariotti (Conductor), Victor Hugo (Original Story), Christine Jones (Set Designer)