This new Met production transfers the opera's tragic events from a decadent 16th-century Italian court to the glitzy, depraved setting of the Las Vegas strip circa 1960.

Melodrama in three acts, based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (11 p. : ill.) in container. Title from container. Bonus features: Backstage at the Met with host RenÃe Fleming : interviews with Åúeljko Lui, Michael Mayer, the Duke's entourage, Piotr Beczala, Diana Damrau, Christine Jones and Susan Hilferty (15 min.).