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 Beczala is the
Duke, a popular entertainer and casino owner who will stop at nothing to get
what he wants. Željko Lucic 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