Verdi: Rigoletto (The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD) -- May 21st, 2013

[McCrutchy]

Verdi: Rigoletto (The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD) Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

Deutsche Grammophon will release The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD version of Verdi's tragic Rigoletto (2013), starring Željko Lučić, Diana Damrau and Piotr Beczała, on Blu-ray on May 21st, 2013.

I am somewhat surprised that this is getting a Blu-ray release so quickly, and something like, say, the new Maria Stuarda, is not, but this Rigoletto is a particularly colorful production, thanks to a decision to update the setting to 1960's Las Vegas. Therefore, the background is filled with neon, and the cast are dressed as Rat Pack types, and I imagine these elements are what caused DGG and the Met to want to bring this out both so quickly, and on Blu-ray. I enjoyed Željko Lučić as Rigoletto very, very much, but Piotr Beczała just steals the show as the Duke.