Idomeneo by Mozart, mar. 04 févr. 2025, Du (2025/2025), Chef d'orchestre René Jacobs, Konzerthaus, Fribourg-en-Brisgau, Allemagne

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart must have been very happy when he received the commission to write an opera for the Munich Elector Karl-Theodor at the beginning of 1780. Shortly before, the monarch had moved from Mannheim to Bavaria, taking his legendary orchestra, the Mannheim Court Orchestra, with him. When composing, Mozart was able to rely not only on a large, outstanding orchestra, but also on an illustrious group of singers. Together with the librettist Giambattista Varesco, who did not always satisfy Mozart, he created Idomeneo, Rè the Creta. The opera is unique in Mozart's work. On the one hand, it still has the basic structure of the traditional opera seria, but on the other hand, it already points to the future with its extensive choral numbers. This is one of the reasons why the opera is so popular with Mozart fans. René Jacobs also counts Idomeneo as one of his favorite operas by the composer genius. This fact alone suggests that, after the great success of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in the last concert season, another top-class opera experience can be expected. This is guaranteed not only by a meticulously researching and working conductor, but also by an orchestra that is happy to play and first-class vocal soloists who can easily compete with the aforementioned Mannheim court orchestra and the singers from the premiere in Munich.