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Organization

Singer

Soprano

Nadine Sierra

Ilia

Ying Fang

Elza van den Heever

Elettra

Countertenor

Alice Coote

Idamante

Tenor

Matthew Polenzani

Idomeneo

Alan Opie

Arbace

Noah Baetge

High priest of Neptune

Bass

Eric Owens

The voice

Michelle Bradley

First Cretan woman

Mezzo-soprano

Rihab Chaieb

Second Cretan woman

Rolando Sanz

First Trojan man

David Crawford

Second Trojan man

Conductor

James Levine

Stage director

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Costume designer

Set designer

Lighting designer

Gil Wechsler

David Kneuss

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

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.

6 MAR - 25 MAR 2017
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