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Idomeneo, 06 July 1951
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Giambattista Varesco
Conductor: Fritz Busch
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Ilia: Sena Jurinac
Idamante: Leopold Simoneau
Electra: Birgit Nilsson
Idomeneo: Richard Lewis
Arbace: Alfred Poell
High Priest: Alexander Young
Voice Of Neptune: Bruce Dargavel
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
Choreographer: Sigurd Leeder
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Giambattista Varesco
Conductor: Fritz Busch
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Ilia: Sena Jurinac
Idamante: Leopold Simoneau
Electra: Birgit Nilsson
Idomeneo: Richard Lewis
Arbace: Alfred Poell
High Priest: Alexander Young
Voice Of Neptune: Bruce Dargavel
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
Choreographer: Sigurd Leeder