A new cast takes over the Met's "Vegas" Verdi revue.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
This year's revival features Simon Keenlyside's return to the Met stage in the title role. He'll be relieved by Željko Lučić who sang this production when it premiered in 2013. The Duke will be sung by original lounge lizard Piotr Beczala, who will eventually be replaced by Stephen Costello. The key role of Gilda--Rigoletto's treasured daughter and the latest object of the Duke's depredations--is sung by Olga Peretyatko, who made a splash a few seasons back in I Puritani. Nadine Sierra sings the later performances.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Shake it baby: Piotr Beczala goes Vegas in Rigoletto. Photo © 2015 The Metropolitan Opera. |
