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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876

Beczala, Piotr , performer

Lučić, Željko, 1968- , performer

Damrau, Diana , performer

Kočan, Štefan, 1972- , performer

Volkova, Oksana , performer

Mariotti, Michele , conductor

Mayer, Michael, 1960-

Jones, Christine

Hilferty, Susan

Adams, Kevin, 1962-

Diamond, Matthew, 1951-

Fleming, Renée

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Deutsche Grammophon (Firm)

Languages:

Italian
English
German
French
Spanish
Chinese
Korean

Language Notes:

Sung in Italian with subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean and Chinese; interviews in English.

Included Works:

Rigoletto [by Verdi, G.]

Related Works:

Roi s'amuse [by Hugo, V.]

Related Series:

Metropolitan Opera HD live

Subjects:

Operas

Genres:

Operas

System Details:

DVD; region 0, NTSC ; sound formats: DTS 5-1, Dolby digital 5.1 PCM stereo.; picture format: high definition 16:9.

Performers:

Piotr Beczala (The Duke) ; Željko Lučić (Rigoletto) ; Diana Damrau (Gilda) ; Štefan Kocán (Sparafucile) ; Oksana Volkova (Maddalena) ; supporting soloists ; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Michele Mariotti, conductor.

Production Credits:

Production, Michael Mayer; set design, Christine Jones; costume design, Susan Hilferty; lighting design, Kevin Adams; director, Matthew Diamond ; host, Renée Fleming.

General Notes:

Melodrama in three acts, based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.
Title from container.
Filmed as a live telecast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, February 16, 2013.
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.).
Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (11 p. : ill.) in container.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; Dolby

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

MDVD 00935

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 044007349359
Publisher Number, Deutsche Grammophon: B0018333-09

OCLC Numbers:

845066960