Decca: 0743258
Mozart - Idomeneo 
Our Price: £18.95 (£16.13 ex VAT)
Format: DVD - NTSC
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Artist(s): Peter Pears, Anne Pashley, Heather Harper, Rae Woodland, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor(s): Benjamin Britten
Release Date: 9th June 2008
More Details on Mozart - Idomeneo
This DVD is part of the Britten-Pears DVD Collection which features four historically and musically significant films from the BBC archives of works and performances by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, one of the greatest English tenors and Britten’s long-term partner and artistic inspiration. None of the films have ever been available before on any home video format.
This colour film recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo dates from a period when Mozart’s first ‘mature’ masterpiece was barely known. This may indeed be the first-ever film of the opera.
Conducted by Benjamin Britten, using his own performing edition, the opera is sung in English with Peter Pears singing Idomeneo – the only film recording with Peter Pears in the title role.
The cast also includes renowned British soprano Heather Harper and a young Robert Tear. Each act begins with a spoken introduction from John Warrack, revered music historian and academic.
Extras: Britten – Pears trailer
Cast:
- Peter Pears (Idomeneo)
- Anne Pashley (Idamante)
- Heather Harper (Ilia)
- Rae Woodland (Elektra)
- Robert Tear (Arbace)
Disc Format: NTSC DVD 9
Video Aspect Ratio:4:3
Region Coding: 1-6 (0)
Colour Mode: Colour
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
This colour film recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo dates from a period when Mozart’s first ‘mature’ masterpiece was barely known. This may indeed be the first-ever film of the opera.
Conducted by Benjamin Britten, using his own performing edition, the opera is sung in English with Peter Pears singing Idomeneo – the only film recording with Peter Pears in the title role.
The cast also includes renowned British soprano Heather Harper and a young Robert Tear. Each act begins with a spoken introduction from John Warrack, revered music historian and academic.
Extras: Britten – Pears trailer
Cast:
- Peter Pears (Idomeneo)
- Anne Pashley (Idamante)
- Heather Harper (Ilia)
- Rae Woodland (Elektra)
- Robert Tear (Arbace)
Disc Format: NTSC DVD 9
Video Aspect Ratio:4:3
Region Coding: 1-6 (0)
Colour Mode: Colour
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
