Idomeneo

Idomeneo [videorecording] / [music] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; production, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

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Returning home from the Trojan Wars during a storm, Idomeneo, the king of Crete, vows to sacrifice to Neptune in return for his own safety the first living creature he meets ashore. This turns out to be his own son Idamante and Idomeneo attempts to escape from fulfilling his vow.

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Main Author: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer, Producer)
Other Authors: Varesco, Giambattista (Librettist), Pavarotti, Luciano (Performer), Cotrubas, Ileana (Performer), Behrens, Hildegard (Performer), Von Stade, Frederica (Performer), Alexander, John, 1923-1990 (Performer), Levine, James, 1943-2021 (Conductor), Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988 (Production personnel), D'Alessio, Clemente (Producer), Large, Brian (Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Italian
English
Published: Long Beach, Calif. : Pioneer Classics, 2000.
Subjects:
Operas.
Idomeneus (Greek mythology) > Drama.
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