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Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Approximate running times:
Curtain up 5:20pm, Interval 7:05pm - 8:45pm, End time 9:45pm
Mozart's first mature opera takes place against the backdrop of the Trojan Wars. The King of Crete, Idomeneo, is fighting for the Greeks against the Trojans and has left his son, Idamante, to rule in his absence. Elettra, a Greek princess, falls for Idamante, but his heart belongs to Ilia, a Trojan princess held prisoner on the island. Idomeneo, on his triumphant return, is caught in a storm at sea and pledges to Neptune a sacrifice - of the first living thing he encounters on shore. Alas, it is his son. Danish tenor David Danholt is the King of Crete.
Text by Varesco from a French text by Danchet
First performance Munich Residenz 29 January 1781
Sung in Italian with surtitles
With The English Chamber Orchestra
Supported by a syndicate led by David & Amanda Leathers
A quick flick through the story
Director/Designer: Charles Edwards
Conductor: Nicholas Kraemer
Costume Designer: Gabrielle Dalton
Movement: Shelby Williams
Lighting Designer: Paul Keogan
Idomeneo: David Danholt
Idamante: Daniela Lehner
Elettra: Hye-Youn Lee
Ilia: Amy Freston
Neptune: Matthew Hargreaves
Arbace: Nigel Robson
High Priest: Iain Paton