Idomeneo at Teatro Real
About the Event
Listen to Mozart's brilliant opera, Idomeneo, at Teatro Real in Madrid.
Idomeneo, king of Crete, is an opera in three acts and Mozart's third bet on the style of serious opera, breaking down his traditional barriers to make way for lyrical drama.
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756‐1791)
Libretto by Giovanni Battista Varesco, based on the play Idoménée (1712) by Antoine Danchet, on the play of the same name (1705) by Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
Cast / Production
Musical director: Ivor Bolton
Stage director: Robert Carsen
Set designer: Robert Carsen
Luis F. Carvalho
Lighting designer: Robert Carsen
Peter van Praet
Costume designer: Petra Reinhardt
Choreographer: Marco Berriel
Video Director: Will Duke
Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero
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Idomeneo: Eric Cutler (Feb. 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 · Mar. 1)
Jeremy Ovenden (Feb. 20, 26, 28)
Idamante: David Portillo (Feb. 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 · Mar. 1)
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Feb. 20, 26, 28)
Ilia: Anett Fritsch (Feb. 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 · Mar. 1)
Sabina Puértolas (Feb. 20, 26, 28)
Elettra: Eleonora Buratto (Feb. 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 · Mar. 1)
Hulkar Sabirova (Feb. 20, 26, 28)
Arbace: Benjamin Hulett (Feb. 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 · Mar. 1)
Krystian Adam (Feb. 20, 26, 28)
High Priest of Neptune: Oliver Johnston
The voice of Neptune: Alexander Tsymbalyuk
New production of the Teatro Real, in co‐production with the Canadian Opera Company of Toronto and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Choir and Orchestra Members of the Teatro Real
