Mozart: Idomeneo; Graf; Aix-en-Provence (1986) Langridge, Greenberg, Piland, Coelho

Hans Graf, Polish Chamber Orchestra (Recorded 22nd (?) July, 1986, Théâtre de l’Archevêché) Idomeneo — Philip Langridge Idamante — Jeanne Piland Ilia — Sylvia Greenberg Elettra — Eliane Coelho Arbace — Marek Torzewski High Priest of Neptune — Bruce Ford Voice of Neptune — Sean Rea The production was by Pierre Strosser. The costumes were by Patrice Cauchetier. =============== Arthur Jacobs in “Opera“ magazine wrote: “The end of “Idomeneo“ left two bodies on stage, two more than the composer intended. They were those of Arbace and Elettra, but the only corpse I would have viewed with pleasure was that of the producer, Pierre Strosser. The original humanistic drama (a king is bound by his vow, but unrighteousness deprives him of his kingship), with an ending which celebrates not only love but the delivery of a city from terror, is transformed into darkness, attitudinising and self-pity. Arbace is given his se