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Great Performances S40E11 — Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto

Great Performances•Season 40•Episode 11

Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto

May 17, 2013

Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera’s tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960.

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Episode Summary

"Great Performances at the Met: Rigoletto" is episode 11 of Great Performances season 40. It aired on May 17, 2013.

Next: E12 · Great Performances at the Met: Aida Best of Season 40