Name: Special Event: Emerson String Quartet: The Aspen Farewell Concert
Start: 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Benedict Music Tent

Organization

Aspen Music Festival

Conductor

Robert Spano

Stage director

Francesca Zambello

Singer

Tenor

Matthew Polenzani

Idomeneo

Orchestra

The Aspen Festival Orchestra

Special Event: Emerson String Quartet: The Aspen Farewell Concert

Aspen

United States

Benedict Music Tent

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Special Event: Emerson String Quartet: The Aspen Farewell Concert: Idomeneo Mozart

Public

Approved

World-renowned tenor Matthew Polenzani joins the talented artist-fellows of the Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS program in a striking performance of Mozart’s Idomeneo—a rarely-performed work that showcases Mozart’s operatic genius at its most grand. The opera tells a remarkable tale of power, love, and sacrifice after Idomeneo, King of Crete, emerges victorious in the Trojan war but encounters a great storm as he sails home. Beautiful arias and tremendous choral scenes highlight why this opera seria is regarded as Mozart’s earliest operatic masterpiece. Go on an adventure within the grand space of the Benedict Music Tent as this mythical dramatic opera comes to life.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble