Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87/74a

I: Overture

I: "Al destin, che la minaccia" (Aspasia)

I: "Soffre il mio cor con pace" (Sifare)

I: "Nel sen mi palpita" (Aspasia)

I: "Venga pur, minacci e frema" (Farnace)

I: Marcia

I: "Se di lauri il crine adorno" (Mitridate)

I: "Respira alfin, respira" (Mitridate)

I: "Quel ribelle, e quell'ingrato" (Mitridate)

I: "In faccia all'oggetto" (Ismene)

II: "Va', l'error mio palesa" (Farnace)

II: "Lungi da te, mio bene" (Sifare)

II: "Nel grave tormento" (Aspasia)

II: "Son reo; l'error confesso" (Farnace)

II: "Già di pietà mi spoglio" (Mitridate)

II: "Se viver non degg'io" (Sifare, Aspasia)

III: "So quanto a te dispiace" (Ismene)

III: "Vado incontro al fato estremo" (Mitridate)

III: "Se 'l rigor d'ingrata sorte" (Sifare)

III: "Già dagli occhi il velo è tolto" (Farnace)

III: "Non si ceda al Campidoglio" (Sifare, Aspasia, Farnace, Ismene, Arbate)

Mozart's Mitridate, re di Ponto

Günter Krämer (stage director), Marc Minkowski (conductor) — With Richard Croft (Mitridate), Netta Or (Aspasia)...

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Cast

Günter Krämer — Stage director

Michael Veits — Stage sets

Manfred Voss — Lighting designer

Falk Bauer — Costume designer

Otto Pichler — Choreographer

Peter Spörl — Make-up artist

Christa Lamberz — Make-up artist

Richard Croft — Mitridate, King of Pontus

Program notes

Composed by Mozart at the age of fourteen during his trip to Italy, Mithridates, King of Pontus is an opera seria that explores the themes of power, loyalty, and betrayed love. At war with Rome, King Mithridates suspects his two sons, Pharnaces and Xipharès, as well as his fiancée Aspasia, of plotting against him. To test their loyalty, he spreads a rumor of his own death, triggering a series of conflicts in which political ambitions and romantic passions intertwine, ultimately revealing each character’s true nature.

Presented at the Salzbury Festival 2006 as part of the Mozart 22 project, this acclaimed production brings together some of the greatest performers of the Mozart repertoire. Günter Krämer’s staging, brought to life by Marc Minkowski’s musical direction, powerfully highlights the dramatic richness and striking maturity of this early work…

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart