
Idomeneo
Performances Begin June 14, 2025
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dates
Jun 14–Jun 25, 2025
Libretto
Giambattista Varesco
Price
Starting at $28
Run Time
3 hours 23 minutes with two intermissions
Language
Italian
Gösta Windbergh (Idomeneo)
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Amidst a terrible storm, Idomeneo promises the god Neptune that he will sacrifice the first person he sees if he and his crew survive the tempestuous waters. Arriving to shore, his relief at safe passage quickly transforms into horror as the first person he lays eyes upon is his own son, Idamante.
Lindy Hume’s new production of Mozart’s sublime opera highlights the tension between people and their environment, nature becoming increasingly untenable the longer Idomeneo avoids fulfilling his vow. Stunning projections of craggy coastlines and raging seas reverberate with Mozart’s majestic score.
Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads a cast of acclaimed Mozartian singers in this extraordinary story of faith and duty tested to the limits.
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* San Francisco Opera Debut
Co-production by Opera Australia and Victorian Opera
Creative Team Statement: The Idomeneo creative team wishes to pay respect to the Palawa/Pakana, First People and traditional custodians of Lutruwita Tasmania, the lands, coastal waters, and forests where the filming for this production took place.
This production is made possible by Louise Gund.
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