Mozart's Idomeneo

Date & Time

Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 13:00

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)

Musicians

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Aapo Häkkinen	Conductor
Mari Eriksmoen	Ilia
Anna Lucia Richter	Idamante
Tuomas Katajala	Idomeneo
Siobhan Stagg	Elettra

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Idomeneo, re di Creta, KV 366

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