Only in the seventies of the 20th century did it enjoy a renaissance with Harnoncourt’s work. Make the best of our full season tickets currently on sale:įor all LIVE performances or first screenings: €145. After that, it was getting quieter and Idomeneo met the fate to become an opera for connoisseurs.

The superb ensemble cast for the opera includes Matthew Polenzani as the king torn by a rash vow mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia and soprano Elza van den Heever as the volatile Elettra, who loves Idamante ot the bounds of madness. The streams are also available through the Met Opera on Demand apps for. Jean-Pierre Ponnelles classic production, whic. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Idomeneo Tenor Matthew Polenzani brings both steely. Indeed, like many stories from Greek myth, Idomeneo explores the motivations and emotions of humans whose fates seem beyond their own control. James Levine conducts a rare Met revival of Mozarts Idomeneo, set in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Set on the island of Crete in the aftermath of the trojan War, in an era reflecting the confusion of a post-traumatic historical moment, the tales of such time have provided fertile grounds for operatic production, including Mozart’s Idomeneo.

“To win applause one must write stuff so simple that a coachman might sing it.” The director and designer Jean-Pierre Ponnelle created a stylish. Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece returns to the Met Opera MaJames Levine was the prime mover behind the Metropolitan Opera’s first production of Mozart’s Idomeneo, in 1982.

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