Troy has been destroyed. Finally, Greek fighters return back to their homeland, led by their leader, the Cretan king Idomeneo. But they find no peace at home either. Already on their way back their ship gets into a heavy storm. In order to appease the god of the sea, Poseidon, Idomeneo vows to sacrifice the first human being he’ll meet after his rescue. Since this man is his own son, Idamante, a series of serious conflicts unfolds. Idomeneo tries to protect his son, but his actions place the whole empire and its citizens in danger.

Idomeneo, which first opened in 1781, is a dramatic masterpiece by Mozart: it humanizes the mythical original conflict of a father fighting against sacrificing his own child; but it also evokes the problematics of the autonomy of man confronting divine law.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Giambattista Varesco


CAST

Idomeneo: Lothar Odinius
Idamante: Jurgita Adamonyte
Elektre: Sofia Soloviy
Ilia: Evgeniya Sotnikova
Arbace: Patrick Vogel
Priest: Thomas Tischler
Oraculum / The Sound: David Steffens

Conductor: Alexander Soddy
Directed by Árpád Schilling
Stage design: Rune Guneriussen
Costume design: Axel Aust
Choir Leader: Günter Wallner
Dramaturgy: Laura Schmidt

Choir: Stadttheaters Klagenfurt
Orchestra: Kärntner Sinfonieorchester

Photo: Aljosa Rebolj

PRESS

• Harald Haslmayr: Tragik ohne Seele. Die Presse, 08. 02. 2013.
   
• Helmut Christian: Ein Sängerfest mit Happy End. Kleine Zeitung, 09. 02. 2013. 
   
• Kortárs — Idomeneo. 7óra7. 06. 07. 2013.