Idomeneo [videorecording] / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; the Metropolitan Opera.
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.
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| Other title: | Live at the Met (Television program) |
| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Italian |
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Hollywood, CA :
Bel Canto Paramount Home Video,
[1986], ©1982.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Drama for music in 3 acts. In Italian with English subtitles. VHS format. Libretto by Gianbattista Varesco. Originally telecast as part of the Live from the Met series. Stereo hi-fi. Booklet contains program notes by David Hamilton and synopsis. VHS 2372. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videocassettes (185 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Production Credits: | Production, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle ; for Live at the Met: producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; director, Brian Large. |
| Participant or Performer: | Ileana Cotrubas, Frederica von Stade, Hildegard Behrens, Luciano Pavarotti ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded at the 7th Metropolitan Opera performance on Saturday, November 6, 1982. |