Company

Singer

Soprano

Celeste Lazarenko

Ilia

Tenor

Michael Schade

Idomeneo

Countertenor

Caitlin Hulcup

Idamante

Emma Pearson

Elettra

John Longmuir

Arbace

Kanen Breen

High priest of Neptune

Bass

Richard Anderson

The voice

Sydney City

Australia

Opera Australia

Melbourne

Victorian Opera

Johannes Fritzsch

Conductor

Stage director

Lindy Hume

Costume designer

Anna Cordingley

Set designer

Michael Yeargan

Video designer

David Bergman

Lighting designer

Verity Hampson

Catherine Pettman

Rummin Productions

Sydney Opera House

Joan Sutherland Theatre

Opera Australia Chorus

Opera Australia Orchestra

Italian

Idomeneo Mozart

Public

Opera

English

Approved

“Far from the sea, a storm rages within me, fiercer and far more painful.” – Idomeneo
Drowning at sea in a vicious storm, the King of Crete makes a terrible vow to Neptune. To save his ship and his men, he will sacrifice the first human life he encounters on land. Bound by his rash promise, Idomeneo comes ashore and meets his own son. The choice he makes next sets the vengeance of the gods upon the people of Crete.

Rooted in the ancient mythology of the Trojan War’s aftermath, Mozart’s epic opera remains a story for our time. It explores human themes we recognise today: the fallout of war, natural catastrophe, grief, love and human frailty.

In Lindy Hume’s new production, the human emotion and mythic power of the drama is reflected in an immersive set evoking the epic seas, skies and rugged coastline of ancient Crete.

A vivid showpiece of the composer’s power, brilliance, sweeping scope and idealism, Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was just 25 years old. Renowned Mozart specialist Johannes Fritzsch conducts a brilliant cast featuring German-Canadian tenor Michael Schade making his Opera Australia debut in the title role alongside talented Australians Caitlin Hulcup, Celeste Lazarenko and Emma Pearson.

Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, From Opera Australia (2024/2024), Directed by Lindy Hume,, Conductor Johannes Fritzsch

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