Idomeneo : opera seria in tre atti, K. 366 /

During a storm at sea, Idomeneo, King of Crete, vows to the god Neptune that, if he survives, he will sacrifice the first human he meets on shore, which turns out to be his son, Idamante.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Salzburger Bachchor (Performer), Camerata Academica Salzburg (Performer), Decca Record Company
Other Authors:	Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791, Varesco, Giambattista (Librettist), Vargas, Ramon, 1960- (Performer), Kožená, Magdalena (Performer), Si︠u︡rina, Ekaterina (Performer), Harteros, Anja (Performer), Francis, Jeffrey (Performer), Norrington, Roger (Conductor), Herrmann, Ursel, Herrmann, Karl-Ernst, 1936-, Grimm, Thomas, 1942- (Director)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in Italian; subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Published:	[London, England] : Decca, [2006]
Subjects:	Idomeneus (Greek mythology) > Drama. Operas. Concert films. Music > Performance > Videodisc. Filmed operas.

Description
Summary:	During a storm at sea, Idomeneo, King of Crete, vows to the god Neptune that, if he survives, he will sacrifice the first human he meets on shore, which turns out to be his son, Idamante.
Item Description:	"A co-production with Festpielhaus Baden-Baden"--Container. Program notes and synopsis in English, German, and French in container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, PCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9.
Production Credits:	Staged by Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann ; Stage and costume design by Karl-Ernst Herrmann ; video director, Thomas Grimm ; producer, Bernhard Fleischer.