Mitridate, re di Ponto (Live)
Claus Guth returns to the Teatro Real this season to present the new production of one of Mozart's earliest operas: Mithridate, re di Ponto. The Teatro Real premiere of an opera characterised by a large number of arias requiring vocal virtuosity performed by an exceptional cast.
An opera of intrigue and betrayal with a plot based on the love and political rivalry between King Mithridates and his sons Farnace and Sifare, both in love with Princess Aspasia.
Serious opera in three acts
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, based on Giuseppe Parini's translation of Mithridate, by Jean Racine
Premiered at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan on 26 December 1770
Stage premiere at the Teatro Real
New production of the Teatro Real, in co-production with Oper Frankfurt and the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Artistic team
Conductor: Ivor Bolton
Stage director: Claus Guth
Set design: Christian Schmidt
Costumes: Ursula Kudrna
Lighting: Olaf Winter
Choreography: Sommer Ulrickson
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