Idomeneo / [music] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; production, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.

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Returning home from the Trojan Wars during a storm, Idomeneo, the king of Crete, vows to sacrifice to Neptune in return for his own safety the first living creature he meets ashore. This turns out to be his own son Idamante and Idomeneo attempts to escape from fulfilling his vow.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer, Producer)
Pioneer Classics (Firm) (Distributor)
Other Authors: Varesco, Giambattista (Librettist)
Pavarotti, Luciano (Performer)
Cotrubas, Ileana (Performer)
Behrens, Hildegard (Performer)
Von Stade, Frederica (Performer)
Alexander, John, 1923-1990 (Performer)
Levine, James, 1943-2021 (Conductor)
Ponnelle, Jean-Pierre, 1932-1988 (Production personnel)
D'Alessio, Clemente (Producer)
Large, Brian (Director)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Language:Italian
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Published: Long Beach, Calif. : Pioneer Classics, 2000.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Operas > Television adaptations.
Idomeneus (Greek mythology) > Drama.
Operas.
Opera.
Performance.
Television feature.
Drama.
Television adaptations.
Idomeneus (Greek mythology)
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Drama.
Operas.
Opera.
Performance.
Television feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (183 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:Live from the Met.
Format: Video DVD

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