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The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo

40 %|Mar 25, 2017|Music

Mozart’s early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with Music Director Emeritus James Levine, who led the work’s company premiere in 1982, again on the podium. Tenor Matthew Polenzani brings both steely resolve and compassionate warmth to the title king of Crete, who is faced with an impossible decision. With her rich mezzo-soprano, Alice Coote sings the trouser role of Idomeneo’s son Idamante, who loves the Trojan princess Ilia, sung with delicate lyricism by Nadine Sierra. Elza van den Heever gives a thrillingly unhinged portrayal of the jealous Elettra. Jean Pierre-Ponnelle’s timeless production blends the grandeur of ancient myth with the elegance of Enlightenment ideals.

Featured Crew

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Original Music Composer
Barbara Willis Sweete
Director
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Costume Designer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Set Designer
Elena Park
Supervising Producer
David Frost
Music Producer

Cast

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Alice Coote
Idamante
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Alan Opie
Arbace
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Noah Baetge
High Priest
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Michelle Bradley
Woman of Crete
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Rihab Chaieb
Woman of Crete
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Rolando Sanz
Trojan soldier
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David Crawford
Trojan soldier
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Eric Owens
Voice of Neptune / Self - Host
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James Levine
Self - Conductor