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CloseOn his return home from the Trojan War, Idomeneo, King of Crete, is caught with his ship in a violent storm. Amid the turbulent waves and looming cliffs, he makes a terrible vow to Neptune, the god of the sea: if he and his men are spared, he will sacrifice the first person he encounters on dry land. When Idomeneo washes up on a beach in Crete and lays eyes on his own child, Idamante, he finds himself plunged in a veritable nightmare.
With Idomeneo, the 25-year-old Mozart made his major breakthrough as an opera composer. With its unbridled lyricism, richly varied arias and emotional depth, the opera is ideally suited to conductor Enrico Onofri. Director Calixto Bieito will dive into the labyrinthine head of Idomeneo, where memories ebb and flow, as if from the depths of the sea.
Are you under 30? Then attend this opera on the Young Opera Night (12.3.2026) and we treat you to a personal welcome, a free drink, a free programme book and an after-event.
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Start ticket sale
27.11.2025
Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 12 to € 170
-30 years: € 10 / 25 / 50
-15 years: € 10 / 25 (only via MM Tickets)
Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French
Introductory talks in Dutch and French 45’ before the start of the performance
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Dramma per musica in tre atti, KV.366
su testo di G.B. Varesco dal libretto di Danchet per l’Idomeneo (1712) di Campra
Musica di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Premiere Residenztheater, München, 29.1.1781
ConductorENRICO ONOFRI DirectorCALIXTO BIEITO Set DesignerANNA-SOFIA KIRSCH Costume DesignerPAULA KLEIN Lighting DesignerREINHARD TRAUB Video DesignerLUKÁŠ PANOCH Chorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE
IdomeneoJOSHUA STEWART IdamanteGAËLLE ARQUEZ IliaSHIRA PATCHORNIK ElettraKATHRYN LEWEK Gran Sacerdote di NettunoMICHAEL J. SCOTT La VoceFREDERIC JOST
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and chorus
ProductionLA MONNAIE CoproductionTHE NATIONAL THEATRE (Prague)