GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: VERDI’S ‘RIGOLETTO’
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
This new Michael Meyers production transplants the action of Verdi’s opera from 16th-century Mantua to 20th-century Nevada – specifically, to Las Vegas of the Rat Pack 1960s era. (Maybe this version should be called Rig-a-Lotto.) The production, which opened in January, is conducted by Michele Mariotti, and stars Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala and Zeljko Lucic. Man, am I happy I didn’t have to read that sentence on the radio… Check local listings.