Verdi

Michael Mayer’s acclaimed production, the talk of the opera world when it premiered in 2013, sets the action of Verdi’s masterpiece in 1960 Las Vegas—a neon-lit world ruled by money and ruthless, powerful men. In this bold new vision (featured on 60 Minutes), Piotr Beczala is the Duke, a popular entertainer and casino owner. Željko Lučić sings Rigoletto, a comedian and the Duke’s sidekick, 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.

Click here for the synopsis in English.

Ticket information

Ticket price: 4100 HUF

Tickets are available at the Cassa of the Urania National Filmtheater (open every day 11:00-20:30, Credit Cards are accepted) and in the Ticket Sale System of Jegymester (available in English too)

www.jegymester.hu

Director: Michael Mayer

Conductor: Michele Mariotti

The host of the evening: Renée Fleming

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Gilda: Diana Damrau
Maddalena: Oksana Volkova
A mantuai herceg: Piotr Beczala
Rigoletto: Želko Lučić
Sparafucile: Štefan Kocán
and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera New York