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Idomeneo
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Synopsis
The Trojan War is over. Idomeneo, the King of Crete, returns home after ten years of absence, but encounters a terrible storm on his way. To appease Neptune, he promises to sacrifice the first person he encounters on the shore, without realising that it will be… his own son!
It was to this libretto by Giambattista Varesco that Prince-Elector Karl-Theodor of Bavaria commissioned Mozart to write an opera seria for the Munich Carnival of 1781.
The composer poured all the exuberance of his 25 years into the work, magnifying the orchestra and chorus by drawing inspiration from the model of French lyric tragedy. The result is music alternately tender and grandiose, studded with dazzlingly beautiful arias.
After Œdipe in 2021 and Pelléas et Mélisande in 2025, Wajdi Mouawad returns to the Paris Opera to stage Idomeneo.
Program and cast
Dramma per musica in three acts (1791)
Language : Italian
Surtitle : French / English
Duration : 3h15 with 1 interval
First part: 95 min
Intermission: 30 min
Second part: 70 min
Creative team
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Music(1756‑1791)
Abbé Giambattista Varesco: Librettoafter Antoine Danchet
Antonello Manacorda: Conductor
Wajdi Mouawad: Director
Emmanuel Clolus: Set design
Emmanuelle Thomas: Costume design
Cécile Kretschmar: Wigs, make-up
Éric Champoux: Lighting design
Daphné Mauger: Choreographer
Charlotte Farcet: Dramaturgy
Alessandro Di Stefano: Chorus master
Cast
Allan Clayton: Idomeneo
Lea Desandre: Idamante
Johanna Wallroth: Ilia
Elsa Dreisig: Elettra
Laurence Kilsby: Arbace
Bergsvein Toverud: Gran Sacerdote di Nettuno
Morgan-Andrew King: La Voce
The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Paris Opera Bastille
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Opéra Bastille
A great modern theatre
The Opéra Bastille is the work of the Canadian-Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, who was chosen in November 1983 after an international competition that attracted entries from some 1,700 architects. The theatre was inaugurated on July 13th 1989.
Its architecture is marked by transparent façades and by the use of identical materials for both the interiors and the exteriors.
With its 2,700 acoustically consistent seats, its unique stage facilities, its integrated scenery, costume and accessory workshops, as well as its numerous work areas and rehearsal rooms, the Opera Bastille is a great modern theatre.
Stage facilities
Orchestra pit, mobile and adjustable, can be covered; at its largest it can house 130 musicians
Main stage, 45 m high, 30 m wide, 25 m deep, made up of 9 elevators allowing several levels to be created and supported by three main elevators, which bring scenery up from below stage
Clearing zones, 4 storage areas with the same dimensions as the stage
Backstage area, with its scenery turntable
Circulation area, scenery temporarily stored between the stage, workshops and rehearsal stage
Rehearsal stage, the Salle Gounod, with its orchestra pit and dimensions identical to those of the main stage
The building
Area at ground level: 22,000 m²
Floor area: 160,000 m²
Total height: 80 m (including 30 m below street level)
The auditoriums
The main auditorium
Area: 1,200 m², 5% of the total for the building
Dimensions: 20 m high, 32 m deep, 40 m wide
Number of seats: 2,703
Materials: blue granite from Lannelin in Brittany, pearwood from China, glass ceiling
The amphitheatre
Area: 700 m²
Depth : 21.4 m
Number of seats : 450
Materials: white breccia marble from Verona, staff ceiling
The Studio
Area: 280 m²
Depth: 19,5 m
Number of seats: 237
Materials: white breccia marble from Verona and pearwood
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