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John Mark Ainsley, Pavol Breslik, Juliane Banse, and Annette Dasch star in this 2008 Bayrichsche Staatsoper production of the Mozart opera conducted by Kent Nagano.

Idomeneo Re Di Creta W.a. Mozart - DVD 8007144334635

Idomeneo Adam Fischer - CD 747313158669

Luciano Pavarotti, Ilena Cotrubas, and Frederica Von Stade star in this 1982 Metropolitan Opera production of the Mozart opera, conducted by James Levine and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

Idomeneo Bruce Ford - CD 095115310328

In the summer of 1780, Mozart received a commission from Munich to write an opera seria — a form of opera that catered to eighteenth-century tastes for stories with classical and mythological subjects and for musical scores that provided ample opportunities for bravura singing. Idomeneo, first performed at the Court Opera in Munich early in 1781, triumphantly reveals the young composer at the summit of his powers. Rather than the stereotypical score that was often little more than a thinly contrived excuse for exhibitionistic singing, Mozart's music was rich in dramatic force and heroic emotion, with a new emphasis on choral singing and exceptionally full and elaborate scoring — qualities amply demonstrated in this authoritative full-score edition of the opera.High drama asserts itself in the scene most crucial to the plot: caught in a storm at sea, King Idomeaeus of Crete has promised Neptune that if spared from imminent shipwreck he will sacrifice the first person he sees upon reaching land. As he touches shore, the first person the king sees is his son, Idamantes. The exciting drama that follows, brought to life by Mozart's masterly score, will delight opera lovers, singers, musicians, and music students. Idomeneo is reprinted here from the authoritative full-score edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel.

The notable musicologist Alfred Einstein commented that Idomeneo is 'one of those works that even a genius of highest rank, like Mozart, could write only once in his life'. Every page of the score deserves appreciation. Of the many exceptional arias and ensembles, especially notable is the third act quartet 'Andro Ramingo e solo', one of the most moving concerted numbers in any Mozart opera. This recording is based on the original 1781 Munich version, without the extended ballet but including so

Idomeneo Corrado Rovaris - CD 675754001919

Idomeneo John Pritchard - CD 878280000061

Idamante, the son of the King of Crete, waits for his father Idomeneo to return from the Trojan Wars. When Trojan prisoners arrive in Crete, Idamante falls in love with Ilia, the daughter of the now dead King of Troy. Stuart Kale, Ann-Christien Biel.

This story of love and isolation during the Trojan War has been critically acclaimed for dramatic effect, dynamic stylization and elegant design.

With this wonderful production, Mozart's Idomeneo returns to the site of it's 1781 premiere. And indeed the Cuvillies Theatre, a jewel of Rococo architecture, embraces the "Munich opera" just as it did before. Dieter Dorn's surpassing production brings top notch performers like conductor Kent Nagano and tenor John Mark Ainsley together with minimalistic modern staging to transform the work into a striking, elemental, and realistic force of nature.

Prof. Robbins Landon writes: L'anima del filosofo is one of Haydn's most impressive works and likewise one of the great monuments to opera seris; if it fails as opera, it fails magnificently, as did Mozart's Idomeneo. Yet despite it's disability to succeed as a stage piece it rounds out, in a curious way, Haydn's activities as an operatic composer. It will no longer be possible to consider Haydn in London without L'anima del filosofo; and I think Haydn, who was the most modest and self-critical

The major operas of Mozart—Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Cosìfan Tutte—are well known to music listeners everywhere, having secured a permanent place in the repertoire of companies throughout the world. But how much do you know about La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo, L'Oca del Cairo, Zaide? Charles Osborne here provides detailed descriptions of all of these and fourteen others in a volume that serves both a first-rate biography and an exhaustive critical guide to the Mozart oeuvre. Charles Osborne is obviously in command of the literature: He quotes copiously from the mountain of letters, contemporary journals, and the most recent scholarship dealing with the period. His fourfold approach—linking biography with musical, textual, and dramatic analysis—is uniquely satisfying for those seeking an integrated understanding of opera's many dimensions. With a plot summary and character listings of each work, The Completes Operas of Mozart can be read in one sitting for a panoramic sweep of Mozart's operatic genius or for reliable reference by the phonograph or radio.