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Idomeneo-27 November 1989 Evening 7.00pm

Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Jeffrey Tate
Chorus Director Robin Stapleton
Leader Hugh Maguire
Cast
Idomeneo
King of Crete 		Philip Langridge
Idamante
his son 		Ann Murray
Ilia
Princess of Troy, daughter of Priam 		Sylvia McNair
Elettra
princess, daughter of Agamemnon, King of Argos 		Elizabeth Connell
Arbace
confidant of the King 		Robert Tear
High Priest of Nettuno Stuart Kale
Oracle Mark Beesley
Cretan Woman Karen Shelby
Cretan Woman Gillian Webster
Trojan Man Donaldson Bell
Trojan Man Alan Duffield
Cretans and Trojans The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Dancers
Harpsichord continuo Paul Wynne Griffiths
Cello continuo Christopher Vanderspar
Children from Sussex House School
Children from Putney Park School (London)
Students of Burlington Danes School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: Peter Bloor
Durations: Act I: 7.03-8.00pm, Act II: 8.25-9.07pm, Act III: 9.40-10.57pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 27 November 1989 (in Royal Opera House Collections)