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The Metropolitan Opera Idomeneo (2017)

Audience Score
40
The Metropolitan Opera Idomeneo
NR 3 hr 22 minMar 25th, 2017Music
Mozarts early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with Music Director Emeritus James Levine who led the works 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 mezzosoprano Alice Coote sings the trouser role of Idomeneos 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 PierrePonnelles timeless production blends the grandeur of ancient myth with the elegance of Enlightenment ideals
DirectorBarbara Willis Sweete
WriterGiambattista Varesco

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 25th, 2017
Original Language:Italian
Executive Producers:Peter Gelb