Pittsburgh Opera presents afterWARds – “Mozart’s Idomeneo Reimagined”

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September 20, 2018
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Pittsburgh Opera presents afterWARds – “Mozart’s Idomeneo Reimagined”, a tale of love, loss, and healing

afterWARds uses the words and music of Mozart's Idomeneo – perhaps his most radical, modern opera – in a reorganized and distilled 85-minute format by director David Paul, that shifts the opera's focus towards its four protagonists and their timeless struggles for love and peace in a world full of carnage and destruction. All the music is Mozart’s, and the lyrics are from the original Italian libretto.

afterWARds is set on the island of Crete immediately after the Trojan War. Idomeneo is the King of Crete. Idamante is his son. Ilia is the Princess of Troy and enemy of Crete, who Idamante rescues from a shipwreck. King Idomeneo promises to kill the “traitor” who rescued Ilia, not realizing it was his son. Meanwhile, Ilia and Idamante begin to fall in love with each other, which infuriates Elettra, the Princess of Argos, who loves Idamante as well.

These four star-crossed characters are caught in a whirlwind of love, betrayal, loyalty, and family as they seek to rebuild their lives.

afterWARds will star Pittsburgh Opera’s award-winning Resident Artists, allowing audiences the rare opportunity to see tomorrow’s opera stars in an intimate performance space.

These will be the first-ever performances of afterWARds.

Performance Dates/Times/Location/Length

Where: Pittsburgh CAPA Theater, 111 9th Street, downtown Pittsburgh

When:

Sat., Jan. 26, 2019 * 8:00 PM
Tues., Jan. 29, 2019 * 7:00 PM
Fri., Feb. 1, 2019 * 7:30 PM
Sun., Feb. 3, 2019 * 2:00 PM

Run Time:

85 minutes, with no intermission

Language:

Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage

Tickets and Group Discounts

Single tickets for adults start at $51.25; tickets for children ages 6-18 are half-price. Call 412-456-6666 or visit pittsburghopera.org/tickets.

Group Discounts available for groups of six or more.

Fun Facts

Mozart’s Idomeneo is a famously long and lavish opera that typically is only performed by the world’s largest opera companies. With afterWARds, Pittsburgh audiences will be able to hear amazing Mozart music that is rarely, if ever, performed live in Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh Opera has never performed Idomeneo.)
Although the story of Idomeneo takes place shortly after the end of the Trojan War, Pittsburgh Opera’s production will be time-neutral, to better draw parallels to the plight of modern-day eastern Mediterranean refugees fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria.
afterWARds continues Pittsburgh Opera’s recent trend of producing operas with pants roles, i.e. where the role of a boy is sung by a woman. The role of Idamante is being sung by mezzo-soprano Antonia Botti-Lodovico.

The Story, in brief

See the afterWARds show page for complete synopsis.

Media Events

Please contact Chris Cox for reservations

Photo Call (Jan. 14, 12:30 PM) – location TBA
Full Dress Rehearsal (Jan. 24, 6:30 PM), Pittsburgh CAPA Theater

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