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Mozart - Idomeneo | Glyndebourne GFOCD00664

Mozart - Idomeneo

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Label: Glyndebourne

Cat No: GFOCD00664

Barcode: 0878280000061

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 29th March 2010

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Contents

Artists

Gundala Janowitz (soprano)
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Neilson Taylor (baritone)
Enriqueta Tarres (soprano)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
David Hughes (tenor)
Dennis Wicks (bass)
Glyndebourne Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

John Pritchard

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Idomeneo, re di Creta, K366

Artists

Gundala Janowitz (soprano)
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Neilson Taylor (baritone)
Enriqueta Tarres (soprano)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
David Hughes (tenor)
Dennis Wicks (bass)
Glyndebourne Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

John Pritchard

About

Mozart is very much Glyndebourne’s signature composer and Glyndebourne was so instrumental in putting Mozart back into the repertoire in the UK that the performing edition of Idomeneo was commissioned by Glyndebourne’s music director Fritz Busch. Glyndebourne’s 1951 Messel production of Mozart’s Idomeneo was the first professional performance in Great Britain.

This 1964 recording is from the last staging of the Messel production and an opera John Pritchard had conducted at Glyndebourne since 1952. Pritchard was a consummate Mozartian and this recording allows Janowitz and Pavarotti to be heard for the first time, before their respective international careers took off. Their vocal timbres are instantly recognisable - fresh, vital, flexible and already burgeoning with a distinctive projection of the text and drama.

Pavarotti went on to have a long association with this opera, moving to the title role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and recording it in the early digital age of 1983 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted once again by Pritchard.

Richard Lewis as Idomeneo in this recording has a gracious sense of style and carries the day.

In the past (10+ years ago) there have been pirated/bootlegged releases of this production taken from a BBC off air recording. This release is from Glyndebourne’s own archive and is NOT the previously available BBC performance.

Cast:
- Ilia, a Trojan Princess, daughter of Priam: Gundala Janowitz (soprano)
- Idamante, Prince of Crete, son of Idomeneo: Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
- Arbace, counsellor to Idomeneo: Neilson Taylor (baritone)
- Electra, daughter of Agamemnon: Enriqueta Tarrés (soprano)
- Idomeneo, King of Crete: Richard Lewis (tenor)
- The High Priest of Neptune: David Hughes (tenor)
- The Voice of Neptune: Dennis Wicks (bass)

Of the newcomers to the cast, 27-year-old Gundula Janowitz, of the Vienna State Opera, created an immediate impression as the captive Princess Ilia. She is the possessor of a lovely soprano voice, crystal clear and even over its entire range. Her phrasing is beautifully executed and she has, in addition, a charming stage presence.” - Daily Mail, July 1964

Luciano Pavarotti’s Idamante provided the most charming vocal tone of the evening’ - Daily Telegraph, July 1964

This has always been one of John Pritchard’s favourite pieces…he inspired the orchestra and chorus to some of the best playing and singing they have given us this season.” - The Observer, July 1964

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