presents

MOZART’S ‘IDOMENEO’ 
sung in English

(3 performances)February 12, 14 & 15Thursday Feb. 12 at 7:30 PMSat. & Sun.Feb. 14 & 15 at 2:30 PM(no performance Feb. 13)

Lovinger Theater at Lehman College,      250 Bedford Park Blvd. West

Tickets: $40 orchestra; $30 mezzanine. Reservations: our.show/BxOidomeneo
Creative Team:

Conductor: Michael C. Haigler

Director: Benjamin Spierman,

Set Designer: Jim Howard

Costume Designer: Alana Roecker Katt

Lighting Designer: Joshua Rose

Bronx Opera is proud to present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Idomeneo, a high-stakes tale of gods, love, and sacrifice set on the island of Crete in the aftermath of the Trojan War.   Three performances, February 12, 14 & 15 at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theater, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx NY.   
Performed in English, IDOMENEO will feature a brilliant cast and ensemble, led by tenors James Danner, Matthew Youngblood, and Rashard Deleston (Idomeneo, Arbace and the High Priest, respectively), sopranos Samantha Long and Emma Robertson (Elettra and Ilia), and mezzo-soprano Miastasha Gonzalez-Colon (Idamante).  These artists are coming off recent local, regional, and international performances before joining forces with BxO to perform Mozart’s masterpiece.  
IDOMENEOmarks Bronx Opera’s first production after Michael Spierman, BxO’s founder, stepped back from conducting the company’s productions.  Maestro Spierman has moved into a new role as Artistic Director Emeritus, and continues as Music Director of The Orchestra of The Bronx.  Bronx Opera will celebrate Michael Spierman on Saturday afternoon, March 21st, with a gala at Lehman College’s Studio Theatre.

Mozart was only 25 years old when Idomeneo premiered in Munich in 1781, and was inspired by a Greek drama set on the island of Crete in the aftermath of the Trojan war – a tale of struggles against gods and fate.   The first of Mozart’s mature operatic masterpieces, Idomeneo contains some of the most beautiful music ever written by the composer, combining elements of Italian high drama with the spectacle of French Baroque opera.

THE CAST

Ilia, daughter of King Priam of Troy: Emma Robertson

Idomeneo, King of Crete: James Danner

Idamante, son of Idomeneo: Miastasha Gonzalez-Colon

Elettra, Princess of Argos: Samantha Long

Arbace, Idomeneo’s confidant: Matthew Youngblood

High Priest of Neptune: Rashard Deleston

The voice of the Oracle of Neptune: Gordon Blodgett

Trojan Men: James Cottone, Zachary Tirgan

Cretan Women: Vianca Alejandra, Caitlin Caruso Dobbs

ENSEMBLE

Vianca Alejandra, Gordon Blodgett, John Carr, James Cottone, Caitlin Caruso Dobbs, Victoria Falcone, Troy Freeman-Cheng, Caroline Hawthorne, Christopher Jackson, Regina Krawiec, Elias Levy, Amanda Simms, Zachary Tirgan

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