Verdi's Rigoletto
2012-13
2012-13
New Production
My next door neighbors had 2 tickets for Rigoletto Sat Feb 16th and could not go - so they gave them to me. - Rigoletto Set in Las Vegas c.1960's ??!!??
The Rat Pack?
But... WOW! It worked so well!! Absolutely a GREAT production. Not usually one to encourage tinkering with classics but when done well / intelligently it is fantastic!!
Highly recommended to Opera lovers.
Questa o Quella - Piotr Beczala (Duke):
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La Donna è Mobile:
Act I Duet (Željko Lučić, Diana Damrau):
Rigoletto in Rehearsal - Joyce DiDonato interviews Michael Mayer, Zeljko Lucic, and Piotr Beczala – who sings “Questa o quella” in a C-level rehearsal room!:
Rigoletto audio clips:
Michael Mayer’s bold new production locates Verdi’s tragedy of lust, betrayal, and revenge in Las Vegas in 1960.
- Željko Lucic sings the title role
- Diana Damrau is his beautiful daughter
- Piotr Beczala is the womanizing Duke.
- “Rigoletto hits the jackpot” (WQXR).
- Michael Mayer “has brought theatrical flair to his operatic debut” of Verdi’s tragic masterpiece (New York Times).
- "It's impossible not to like the new production. It's wildly entertaining, inventive, strangely funny and yet also deeply sad… Mayer captures both the emotional depth and surface glitter in an audacious staging… Michael Mayer captures both the emotional depth and surface glitter in an audacious staging” (Bloomberg).
- “Briskly entertaining, richly sung” (New York Magazine)
- "An entertaining, bold rendition" (Associated Press).
The Production Team
Production: Michael Mayer Set Designer: Christine Jones Costume Designer: Susan Hilferty Lighting Designer: Kevin Adams Choreographer: Steven HoggettConductor: Michele Mariotti. 2012-13 season
- http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/rigoletto-verdi-tickets.aspx?icamp=rigoletto&iloc=VidPortBucket
- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/arts/music/mets-titles-translate-rigoletto-into-1960-rat-pack-speak.html?_r=0
L' Opéra Imaginaire
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