Mozart: Idomeneo

"No man is more to be pitied, and none can soften his cruel fate." When Mozart retold the tale of King Idomeneo and his fatal vow, he created one of the last and mightiest works of the opera seria tradition – a tragedy of war, fate and human love, set to music of blazing inspiration and force. In this bold staging from the Teatro Real, Madrid, director Robert Carsen takes a typically inventive approach – poetic, perceptive and containing performances of formidable conviction from a cast that includes Eric Cutler and Anett Frisch, conducted by veteran Mozartian Ivor Bolton.