Libretto by GIAMBATTISTA VARESCOIdomeneo: STUART KALE — Elettra: ANITA SOLDH — Idamante: DAVID KUEBLER — Ilia: ANN CHRISTINE BIEL — Arbace: JOHN-ERIC JACOBSEN — Nettuno: LARS TIBELL — La Voce: OLLE SKÖLDIdamante, the son of... more » Idomeneo the King Of Crete, waits for his father to return from the Trojan Wars. Prior to his victorious return, the King has sent ahead of him some Trojan prisoners when the prisoners arrive in Crete, Idamante falls in love with Princess Ilia, the daughter of the now dead King Priam of Troy.Kultur is proud to present Mozart from the intimate setting of Sweden's Drottningholm Court Theatre, dating back to 1766, providing a perfect stage for these operas and featuring excellent casts and superb directors, accompanied by period instruments for a truly authentic experience. 'For true Mozart stick with Drottningholm. ' Gramophone 'Excellent standard... notable for the clarity of the period-instrument sound and for a production wholly appropriate to the tiny Drottningholm space.' GramophoneChorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
Conducted by ARNOLD ÖSTMAN
STAGE DIRECTION BY MICHAEL HAMPE
DESIGN BY MARTIN RUPPRECHT
Directed and Produced for TV by THOMAS OLOFSSON« less