Rigoletto by Verdi 弄臣 @ the Met
This opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was premiered on March 11, 1851. This was the first opera we took our kids to, and this little section was our favorite.
General manager Peter Gelb (1953-), Daniele Rustioni conductor, Piotr Beczała (Duke of Mantua), Rosa Feola (Gilda) and Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto. Walked 7.3 miles
Duke is lusting over young women and his court jester Rigoletto helps him to secure them and even mocks the angry husband. The enraged husband was mad enough to place a curse on Rigoletto. R’s beautiful daughter falls in love with the Duke and … dies in the end.
Men desire young women is an age old story. Just happens, 
I’m listening to Catch and Kill (2019) by Ronan Farrow (1987-) about Harvey Weinstein (1952-), and a few days ago, finished Perversion of Justice (2021) by Julie K. Brown about Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019) … not forgetting Met’s own music director James Levine (1943-2021) who conducted there for four decades, from 1976 to 2016. Levine was accused by at least four men of sexual abuse. The Met knew of the allegation as early as 1979 and Gelb was informed in 2016, yet Met chose to do nothing. It’s the identical pattern of the Weinstein and Epstein cases, that they were aided by the authority who should protect the victims and our society.
弄臣(1851) by 威尔迪(1813-1901).
以前带娃们来总会买这里四个座位. 弄臣是他们的第一个歌剧. 今晚特意坐这里.
弄臣是讲一有权有势的公爵垂涎年轻貌美的女子
