The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo

The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo

2017 it 202 minutes

Rating: 4

Plot

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.

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Cast

Matthew Polenzani

Matthew Polenzani

Idomeneo

Alice Coote

Alice Coote

Idamante

Nadine Sierra

Nadine Sierra

Ilia

Elza van den Heever

Elza van den Heever

Elettra

Alan Opie

Alan Opie

Arbace

Noah Baetge

Noah Baetge

High Priest

Michelle Bradley

Michelle Bradley

Woman of Crete

Rihab Chaieb

Rihab Chaieb

Woman of Crete

Rolando Sanz

Rolando Sanz

Trojan soldier

David Crawford

David Crawford

Trojan soldier

Eric Owens

Eric Owens

Voice of Neptune / Self - Host

James Levine

James Levine

Self - Conductor

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

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