Opera - Idomeneo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)


Idomeneo, King of Crete 149:37
Dramma per musica in three acts
Libretto by Giovanni Battista Varesco after Antoine Danchet's Idomenée

COMPACT DISC ONE
1 Overture 4:33

Act I
2 'When will the gods release me' 3:59
3 'Father, my brothers, forgive me!' 3:31
Ilia
4 'Ah! He is coming' 2:34
Ilia, Idamante
5 'I am guiltless and yet you blame me' 5:42
Idamante
6 'Here are the few wretched Trojan victims' 0:45
Ilia, Idamante
7 'The war is over' 2:23
Chorus
8 'Prince, my lord, you insult the Greek nation' 2:34
Electra, Idamante, Arbace, Ilia
9 'The King dies. . . and I am friendless!' 1:51
10 'I feel you writhe inside me' 3:18
Electra
11 'Relent! Heaven, relent!' 1:05
Chorus
12 Pantomime 3:18
'We have been saved at last'
13 'The ghost of my victim' 3:58
Idomeneo
14 'This lonely shore' 4:37
Idamante, Idomeneo
15 'The father I love dearly' 2:49
Idamante

Intermezzo
16 March - 4:12
'May Neptune be honoured'
Chorus

Act II
17 'We are alone; listen, Arbace' 3:58
Idomeneo, Arbace, Ilia
18 'My father was taken' 5:31
Ilia
19 'How should I interpret words so ambiguous and disturbing?' 2:10
20 'Saved from storms, the storm within me rages' 6:02
Idomeneo
21 'What pleasure could be deeper than mine is?' 1:29
22 'Dearest creature, that I know you love another cannot hurt me' 6:09
Electra
76:46

COMPACT DISC TWO
1 'You shores of Crete' 0:51
Electra
2 'Calmly the sea is calling' 4:02
Chorus, Electra
3 'You must set sail, Prince' 0:31
Idomeneo, Idamante
4 'If I must leave, I beg you' 3:43
Idamante, Electra, Idomeneo
5 'The storm winds are howling' 1:31
Chorus
6 'I am the one, merciless Neptune, the culprit' 1:50
Idomeneo
7 'Disaster! Run faster to flee such a horror!' 1:28
Chorus

Act III
8 'Here, alone but not lonely' 0:56
9 'Heav'nly breezes, soft and gentle' 5:44
Ilia
10 'Noble princess, if I dare to seek you out again' 3:25
11 'At the moment such words were uttered' 2:53
Idamante, Ilia
12 '(What do I see here?)' 2:00
Idomeneo, Ilia, Idamante, Electra
13 'Alone the earth I wander' 5:28
Idamante, Ilia, Idomeneo, Electra
14 'Most unfortunate land!' 3:22
Arbace
15 'Raise your eyes for a moment, your highness' 4:31
High Priest, Idomeneo
16 'Oh, oh vow past redemption' 4:47
Chorus, High Priest
17 March 1:27
18 'Oh mighty ocean god, we beg you hear us' 3:07
Idomeneo, Chorus
19 'Highness, our hero, the prince Idamante' 1:13
Arbace, Idomeneo
20 'Father, my dearest father. . .' 5:47
Idamante, Idomeneo, Ilia, High Priest
21 'Your love has triumphed: Idomeneo shall rule no more' 2:32
Voice of Neptune
22 'The gods show mercy!' 1:11
Idomeneo, Idamante, Ilia, Arbace, Electra
23 'The woes of my brother invade and destroy me' 3:08
Electra
24 'Cretans: this shall be the last decree Idomeneo will pronounce' 5:41
Idomeneo
25 'Bless their love, bless their devotion' 1:23
Chorus
72:49
Bruce Ford tenor - Idomeneo
Diana Montague mezzo-soprano - Idamante
Rebecca Evans soprano - Ilia
Susan Patterson soprano - Electra
Ryland Davies tenor - Arbace
Nicolai Gedda tenor - High Priest of Neptune
Clive Bayley bass - Voice of Neptune
Chorus of Opera North
Orchestra of Opera North
David Parry
Recorded in:
Leeds Town Hall
23-27 June 2003
Producer(s)
Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Michael Common (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K