Rigoletto
Berlin : Deutsche Grammophon, [2013]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
This new Met production transfers the opera's tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960.
Series: Metropolitan Opera HD live.
Other Authors:
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist.
Lučić, Željko, 1968- performer.
Damrau, Diana, performer.
Beczala, Piotr, performer.
Kočan, Štefan, 1972- performer.
Volkova, Oksana, performer.
Mariotti, Michele, conductor.
Fleming, Renée, host.
Mayer, Michael, 1960- producer.
Jones, Christine (Set designer), set designer.
Hilferty, Susan, costume designer.
Adams, Kevin, 1962- lighting designer.
Hoggett, Steven, 1971- choreographer.
Diamond, Matthew, 1951- director.
Libretto based on (work): Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), production company, performer.
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm), film distributor.
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist.
Lučić, Željko, 1968- performer.
Damrau, Diana, performer.
Beczala, Piotr, performer.
Kočan, Štefan, 1972- performer.
Volkova, Oksana, performer.
Mariotti, Michele, conductor.
Fleming, Renée, host.
Mayer, Michael, 1960- producer.
Jones, Christine (Set designer), set designer.
Hilferty, Susan, costume designer.
Adams, Kevin, 1962- lighting designer.
Hoggett, Steven, 1971- choreographer.
Diamond, Matthew, 1951- director.
Libretto based on (work): Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), production company, performer.
Deutsche Grammophon (Firm), film distributor.
UPC: 044007349359
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD PER ART Music Opera Rig | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
Title from container.
Melodrama in three acts.
" ... set in 1960 Las Vegas"--Container.
Program notes and synopsis (11 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Bonus features: Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming : interviews with Željko Lučić, Michael Mayer, the Duke's entourage, Piotr Beczala, Diana Damrau, Christine Jones and Susan Hilferty (15 min.).
Videorecording.
Production, Michael Mayer; set designer, Christine Jones; costume designer, Susan Hilferty; lighting designer, Kevin Adams; choreographer, Steven Hoggett ; director, Matthew Diamond.
Željko Lučić (Rigoletto) ; Diana Damrau (Gilda) ; Piotr Beczala (The Duke) ; Štefan Kocán (Sparafucile) ; Oksana Volkova (Maddalena) ; supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Michele Mariotti, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host.
Live telecast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, February 16, 2013.
DVD; region 0; NTSC; screen format 16:9; DTS 5.1, PCM stereo.
Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese; interviews in English.
Melodrama in three acts.
" ... set in 1960 Las Vegas"--Container.
Program notes and synopsis (11 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Bonus features: Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming : interviews with Željko Lučić, Michael Mayer, the Duke's entourage, Piotr Beczala, Diana Damrau, Christine Jones and Susan Hilferty (15 min.).
Videorecording.
Production, Michael Mayer; set designer, Christine Jones; costume designer, Susan Hilferty; lighting designer, Kevin Adams; choreographer, Steven Hoggett ; director, Matthew Diamond.
Željko Lučić (Rigoletto) ; Diana Damrau (Gilda) ; Piotr Beczala (The Duke) ; Štefan Kocán (Sparafucile) ; Oksana Volkova (Maddalena) ; supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Michele Mariotti, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host.
Live telecast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, February 16, 2013.
DVD; region 0; NTSC; screen format 16:9; DTS 5.1, PCM stereo.
Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese; interviews in English.