Mr. Beczala sang the role of Edgardo opposite Diana Damrau this past October at the Met to both public and critical acclaim. He is currently singing Lensky in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin at the Met, with remaining performances on Feb. 5, 9, 14 matinee, 18, and 21 evening.
Giuseppe Filianoti, who replaced Mr. Villaz‹n last evening, will have performed back-to-back principle roles when he sings the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto tonight.
Anna Netrebko sings the role of Lucia, with Mariusz Kwiecien as Enrico, Ildar Abdrazakov as Raimondo, and Marco Armiliato conducting.
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