Cook Music Library Digital Exhibitions

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Idomeneo

About this item

Title Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Idomeneo
Description Rè di Creta [King of Crete]
ossia Ilia ed Idamante

In the original Italian with English supertitles
Dramma eroico in tre atti
[Heroic drama in three acts]
Creator Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Date June 10, 13, 15, 22, 27, 30, July 6, 8, 14, 17, 20, 25, 1991
Contributor Cast:
Ilia- Sylvia McNair
Elzbieta Szmyka (July 14, 17, 20, 25)
Idamante- John LaPierre
Elettra- Stephanie Friede
Carol Vaness (June 22, 27, 30, July 17, 20)
Arbace- Robin Leggate
Andrew Yeats (July 17)
Idomeneo- Keith Lewis
High Priest- Kim Begley
Voice of Neptune- Peter Rose

The London Philharmonic
Graeme Jenkins, conductor
Trevor Nunn, director (original production)
Stephen Rayne, director (revival)
John Napier, designer
David Hersey, lighting (original)
Keith Benson, lighting (revival)
Malcolm Goddard, movement
Jean Mallandaine, harpsichord continuo
Robert Truman, cello continuo
Relation "Three Diverse Views of Mozart At the Glyndebourne Festival"
by Allan Kozinn

The New York Times
July 4, 1991
Type Opera

Newspaper article review

Files

Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo p.1.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo p.2.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo p.3.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo p.4.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 1.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 2.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 3.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 4.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 5.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 9.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 10.jpg
Glyndebourne Festival Opera June 10-25 1991 Mozart Idomeneo photo 11.jpg
NY Times July 4 1991 p.1.jpg
NY Times July 4 1991 p.2.jpg

Citation

Glyndebourne Festival Opera, “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Idomeneo,” Cook Music Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/cookmusiclibrary/items/show/782.