Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, the Met’s first-ever Idomeneo (1982). Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives, used with permission.
Tenor Matthew Polenzani, seen as Idomeneo at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Photo: Catherine Ashmore, courtesy of artist, used with permission.
A scene from ‘Idomeneo’ (2006)—tenor Ben Heppner in the title role, front center. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera Archives, used with permission.
Frederica von Stade as Prince Idamante, in love with Ilia, but pursued by Elettra (1982). Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives, used with permission.
Romanian soprano Ileana Cotrubas’s angelic voice captivated as Ilia in ‘Idomeneo’ (1982). Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives, used with permission.
Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote—seen here in ‘Giulio Cesare’—will be Prince Idamante. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera, used with permission.
A scene from ‘Idomeneo’ (2006)—mezzo-soprano Kristine Jepson, center background. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera, used with permission.
James Levine brought ‘Idomeneo’ to the Met (1982), again conducts his beloved work. Photo: Naomi Vaughan/Metropolitan Opera, used with permission.
German dramatic soprano Hildegard Behrens, frightening as the hysterical Elettra (1982). Photo: Metropolitan Opera Archives, used with permission.
A scene from ‘Idomeneo.’ Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera, used with permission.
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