Rigoletto [videorecording] / Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo ; a Metropolitan Opera hi-definition production
Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese; interviews in English
Željko Lučić (Rigoletto) ; Diana Damrau (Gilda) ; Piotr Beczala (The Duke) ; Štefan Kocán (Sparafucile) ; Oksana Volkova (Maddalena) ; supporting soloists ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Michele Mariotti, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host
Production, Michael Mayer; set designer, Christine Jones; costume designer, Susan Hilferty; lighting designer, Kevin Adams; choreographer, Steven Hoggett ; director, Matthew Diamond
Live telecast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, February 16, 2013
DVD; region 0; NTSC; screen format 16:9; DTS 5.1, PCM stereo
Program notes and synopsis (11 p. : ports.) inserted in container
Bonus features: Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming : interviews with Željko Lučić, Michael Mayer, the Duke's entourage, Piotr Beczala, Diana Damrau, Christine Jones and Susan Hilferty (15 min.)
