Mozart: Idomeneo

Cat. No. CHAN 3103(2)

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No. of discs: 2

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CD available From: 12 January 2004

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

Overture

4:33

Act I

'When will the gods release me'

3:59

'Father, my brothers, forgive me!'

3:31

Ilia

'Ah! He is coming'

2:34

Ilia, Idamante

'I am guiltless and yet you blame me'

5:42

Idamante

'Here are the few wretched Trojan victims'

0:45

Ilia, Idamante

'The war is over'

2:23

Chorus

'Prince, my lord, you insult the Greek nation'

2:34

Electra, Idamante, Arbace, Ilia

'The King dies. . . and I am friendless!'

1:51

'I feel you writhe inside me'

3:18

Electra

'Relent! Heaven, relent!'

1:05

Chorus

Pantomime

3:18

'We have been saved at last'

'The ghost of my victim'

3:58

Idomeneo

'This lonely shore'

4:37

Idamante, Idomeneo

'The father I love dearly'

2:49

Idamante

Intermezzo

March -

4:12

'May Neptune be honoured'

Chorus

Act II

'We are alone; listen, Arbace'

3:58

Idomeneo, Arbace, Ilia

'My father was taken'

5:31

Ilia

'How should I interpret words so ambiguous and disturbing?'

2:10

'Saved from storms, the storm within me rages'

6:02

Idomeneo

'What pleasure could be deeper than mine is?'

1:29

'Dearest creature, that I know you love another cannot hurt me'

6:09

Electra

76:46

COMPACT DISC TWO

'You shores of Crete'

0:51

Electra

'Calmly the sea is calling'

4:02

Chorus, Electra

'You must set sail, Prince'

0:31

Idomeneo, Idamante

'If I must leave, I beg you'

3:43

Idamante, Electra, Idomeneo

'The storm winds are howling'

1:31

Chorus

'I am the one, merciless Neptune, the culprit'

1:50

Idomeneo

'Disaster! Run faster to flee such a horror!'

1:28

Chorus

Act III

'Here, alone but not lonely'

0:56

'Heav'nly breezes, soft and gentle'

5:44

Ilia

'Noble princess, if I dare to seek you out again'

3:25

'At the moment such words were uttered'

2:53

Idamante, Ilia

'(What do I see here?)'

2:00

Idomeneo, Ilia, Idamante, Electra

'Alone the earth I wander'

5:28

Idamante, Ilia, Idomeneo, Electra

'Most unfortunate land!'

3:22

Arbace

'Raise your eyes for a moment, your highness'

4:31

High Priest, Idomeneo

'Oh, oh vow past redemption'

4:47

Chorus, High Priest

March

1:27

'Oh mighty ocean god, we beg you hear us'

3:07

Idomeneo, Chorus

'Highness, our hero, the prince Idamante'

1:13

Arbace, Idomeneo

'Father, my dearest father. . .'

5:47

Idamante, Idomeneo, Ilia, High Priest

'Your love has triumphed: Idomeneo shall rule no more'

2:32

Voice of Neptune

'The gods show mercy!'

1:11

Idomeneo, Idamante, Ilia, Arbace, Electra

'The woes of my brother invade and destroy me'

3:08

Electra

'Cretans: this shall be the last decree Idomeneo will pronounce'

5:41

Idomeneo

'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

Opera North Chorus

Opera North Orchestra

David Parry

Recorded in:

Leeds Town Hall

23-27 June 2003

Producer(s)

Brian Couzens

Sound Engineer(s)

Ralph Couzens

Michael Common (Assistant)

Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24Bit 96Khz

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