The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo
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Released March 25, 2017
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Overview
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.
Cast
Matthew Polenzani
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Idomeneo
Alice Coote
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Idamante
Nadine Sierra
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Ilia
Elza van den Heever
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Elettra
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Alan Opie
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Arbace
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Noah Baetge
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High Priest
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Michelle Bradley
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Woman of Crete
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Rihab Chaieb
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Woman of Crete
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Rolando Sanz
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Trojan soldier
David Crawford
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Trojan soldier
Eric Owens
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Voice of Neptune / Self - Host
James Levine
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Self - Conductor
Crew
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Original Music Composer
Barbara Willis Sweete
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Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Set Designer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
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Costume Designer
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Louisa Briccetti
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Producer
Mia Bongiovanni
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Supervising Producer
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David Frost
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Music Producer
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David Kneuss
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Stage Director
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Gil Wechsler
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Lighting Design
Elena Park
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Supervising Producer
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Victoria Warivonchik
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Producer
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Ron Washburn
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Technical Supervisor