The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo
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.
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Matthew Polenzani
Idomeneo
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Alice Coote
Idamante
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Nadine Sierra
Ilia
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Elza van den Heever
Elettra
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Alan Opie
Arbace
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Albert Herring
Peter Grimes
Noah Baetge
High Priest
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Michelle Bradley
Woman of Crete
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Rihab Chaieb
Woman of Crete
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Rolando Sanz
Trojan soldier
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David Crawford
Trojan soldier
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Eric Owens
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James Levine
Self - Conductor
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La traviata
Barbara Willis Sweete Director · Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Director Giambattista Varesco Writer
United States release March 25, 2017
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The Metropolitan Opera
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · March 25, 2017
Theatrical
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