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Opera

Idomeneo, re di Creta
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Presentation
Opera

In Mozart's great breakthrough opera, a king faces the agonizing choice between the life of his son or the salvation of his people 

On 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.

Dates & tickets

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Location

La Monnaie

Prices

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)

Language

Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Presentation

Introductory talks in Dutch and French 45’ before the start of the performance

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Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

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 KEILLER 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)

In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter

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