Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante
Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante (Idomeneus, King of Crete, or Ilia and Idamantes). Opera seria in 3 acts by Mozart (K366) (comp. 1780–1) to It. lib. by G. B. Varesco, after Danchet's lib. for Campra's Idoménée (1712) and the ancient legend. For Vienna private perf. in 1786 Mozart made additions to the score incl. new sop. aria Non temer, amato bene (K490), now sung in many modern perfs. Prod. Munich 1781, Karlsruhe 1917, Dresden 1925, Glasgow 1934, Tanglewood 1947, Glyndebourne 1951; NY 1951, Met 1982; London 1962, CG 1978. For revival at Vienna, 1931, R. Strauss ed. (liberally) the score and added mus. of his own, with text rewritten by L. Wallerstein, and Wolf-Ferrari ed. the work for Munich, 1931. Many textual and other special musicological problems attend this opera. For details, see W. Mann's The Operas of Mozárt (1977).
More From encyclopedia.com
Felix Mottl , Mottl, Felix (Josef) (b Unter-Sankt-Veit, nr. Vienna, 1856; d Munich, 1911). Austrian conductor and composer. Appointed as one of Wagner's assistants… John Anthony Quitman , Besch, Anthony (John Elwyn) (b London, 1924; d London, 2002). Eng. opera producer for Glyndebourne, ENO, Scottish Opera, NY City Opera, S. Francisco… Samuel Ramey , Opera singer
With a mellifluous style and a charismatic way with the villainous roles that lie at the heart of the repertoire of the operatic bass, S… Johann Adolph Hasse , Composer of opera and church music of the preclassical period; b. Bergedorf (near Hamburg), March 25, 1699; d. Venice, Dec. 16, 1783. He was trained… Artaxerxes I , Artaxerxes. Thomas Arne's most successful opera, in 3 acts. Lib. is Eng. trans. by the composer of Metastasio. Prod. London 1762; Dublin 1765; NY 182… Peter Max , Schreier, Peter (Max), esteemed German tenor and conductor; b. Meissen, July 29, 1935. He sang in the Dresdner Kreuzchor. He gained a taste for the t…
About this article
Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante