Acclaim for the MET"s new Rigoletto, set in 1960 Las Vegas: "Wildly entertaining, inventive, strangely funny and yet also deeply sad... Captures both the emotional depth and surface glitter in an audacious staging" (Bloomberg News). "Beczala, looking jaunty and loose, sings with ringing tone and ardor... Damrau sings radiantly, combining agile coloratura with plush, vibrant sound... Lucie"s voice is big and penetrating, focused and true... and his phrasing is supple and elegant" (New York Times). The Duke - Piotr Beczala Rigotette - Zeljko Lucic Gilda - Diana Damrau Sparafucile - Stefan Kocan Maddalena - Oksana Volkova Giovanna - Maria Zifchak Monterone - Robert Pomakov Marullo - Jeff Mattsey Borsa - Alexander Lewis Count Ceprano - David Crawford Countess Ceprano - Emalie Savoy A Guard - Earle Patriarco A Page - Catherine Choi Мэттью Даймонд