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Release Date:
February 16, 2013
Original Title:
The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
Alternate Titles:
Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto
Rigoletto Metropolitan Opera
The Met: Live in HD - Rigoletto
Genres:
Music
Production Companies:
The Metropolitan Opera
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 151
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.
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Choreographer:
Steven Hoggett
Conductor:
Michele Mariotti
Costume Designer:
Susan Hilferty
Director:
Matthew Diamond
Michael Mayer
Executive Producer:
Peter Gelb
Lighting Design:
Kevin Adams
Makeup Artist:
Matiki Anoff
Music Producer:
Jay David Saks
Original Music Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Story:
Victor Hugo
Producer:
Louisa Briccetti
Victoria Warivonchik
Set Designer:
Christine Jones
Michele Jones
Supervising Producer:
Mia Bongiovanni
Elena Park
Technical Supervisor:
Ron Washburn
Writer:
Francesco Maria Piave
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