Name: Rigoletto
Start: 2019-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Singer

Tenor

Francesco Demuro

The Duke of Mantua

Matthew Polenzani

Stephen Costello

Vittorio Grigolo

Baritone

Roberto Frontali

Rigoletto

George Gagnidze

Soprano

Nadine Sierra

Gilda

Rosa Feola

Bass

Stefan Kocan

Sparafucile

Dimitry Ivashchenko

Contralto

Ramona Zaharia

Maddalena

Mezzo-soprano

Jennifer Roderer

Giovanna

Edyta Kulczak

Robert Pomakov

The Count of Monterone

Stefan Szkafarowsky

Scott Scully

Matteo Borsa

Eduardo Valdes

Jeongcheol Cha

Marullo

Paul Corona

The Count of Ceprano

Samantha Hankey

The Countess of Ceprano

Olivia Vote

Conductor

Nicola Luisotti

Stage director

Michael Mayer

Gregory Keller

Set designer

Christine Jones

Costume designer

Susan Hilferty

Lighting designer

Kevin Adams

Choreographer

Steven Hoggett

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Taljan

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Soprano Nadine Sierra took the Met by storm in 2015 when she made her debut as Gilda in Verdi’s stirring tragedy Rigoletto. The 2018 Beverly Sills Award–winner reprised her winning portrayal in 2019, appearing in Michael Mayer’s neon-bedecked staging, which updates the opera’s action to Las Vegas in 1960. Alongside the American soprano, baritone Roberto Frontali delivered a commanding performance in title role, with tenor Vittorio Grigolo delighting audiences as the lascivious Duke. Nicola Luisotti was on the podium to lead an electrifying performance, which also featured bass Štefan Kocán and mezzo-soprano Ramona Zaharia as the murderous siblings Sparafucile and Maddalena.

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