Who wrote Idomeneo?
Giambattista Varesco
Idomeneo/Librettists
Where does Idomeneo take place?
Crete
Mozart’s Idomeneo is based on a story from Homer–about King Idomeneo of Crete–and takes place just after the Trojan War. ACT ONE begins as Idomeneo returns to Crete after ten years of battle. He and his army have been allied with the Greeks and have finally defeated the Trojans.
Who composed Idomeneo?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo/Composers
Mozart’s Idomeneo. The 25 year old Mozart composed Idomeneo as perhaps the last great opera seria. Amongst it’s many glories is his wonderful use of the orchestra and chorus (and it was for these reasons – amongst others – that we chose it).
Who wrote Queen of the Night aria?
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen/Composers
Who wrote Idomeneo opera?
What makes Mozart’s Idomeneo so special?
Idomeneo was Mozart’s first mature opera, in which he – unique among composers – for the first time and continuing this for all his subsequent operas, ended the work in the key of the overture. With Idomeneo, he demonstrated a mastery of orchestral color, accompanied recitatives, and melodic line.
When was Mozart’s Idamante first performed?
A concert performance was given in 1786 at the Palais Auersperg in Vienna. For this, Mozart wrote some new music, made some cuts, and changed Idamante from a castrato to a tenor. The British premiere was given by the amateur Glasgow Grand Opera Society in 1934.
What is the meaning of Idomeneo?
Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian for Idomeneus, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo, K. 366) is an Italian language opera seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
When was Idomeneo first performed?
The first performance in the United States was produced by Boris Goldovsky at the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood during the summer of 1947. Today Idomeneo is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are several recordings of it (see below), and it is regularly performed.